Generate electric power while pedaling an exercise bike! No sweat
Atlantic Heat & Hurricane LandfallIs there a link between summertime Atlantic Ocean temperatures off the east coast of the US and the likelihood of a hurricane coming ashore? Spin in
Forget The HeadlineThe most interesting fact about NYC's hot summer is how much electricity is used and who's using more than ever. Hint: Home AC
The Empire State Building gets competition on the New York skyline — the City Council just approved another very tall building a few blocks away.
Much ado about height but what about the infrastructure implications of powering up another monolith... Bigger, higher — what about greener? Read Courtney's piece, scroll for Nancy's comment and weigh in yourself »
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Everyone's talking about "greening the code" as a critical path to 30x30.
Sallan commissioned the CUNY Building Performance Lab to assess the green potential of the NYC Building Code and report back.
In the Carbon Age
The Gates Debate
Bill Gates' call for a carbon tax to fund a new generation of climate-friendly R&D sparks a riposte from the Tellus Institute and a return. Follow that thread!
Learn The Right Thing
Based on the policies of ten leading states, CAP calls for a federal policy to upgrade the energy efficiency of 50 million buildings, create 625,000 jobs and save Americans $64 billion in energy bills. Start here
NJ: Guide To Sustainable Growth
A university white paper calls on New Jersey leaders to link global demand for green products and practices to the state's core strengths in order to succeed. Learn more
What Lies Beneath Sleipner?
Norway's Sleipner platform above its North Sea natural gas fields, pumps CO2 beneath the water for long term capture and storage and could be a model for other CCS installations.Drill down
Wind From The EastA giant Korean manufacturer sets its sights on 13-fold growth for its wind farm business. Stay tuned
Lomborg's U-TurnClimate skeptics' poster child, Bjorn Lomborg, appears to have changed his mind. Look into it
The PACE Case
Sallan has been on the PACE bond case since posting a Snapshot column by Tom Bates, the Mayor of Berkeley, CA in March of 2009 and a Torchlight column by Nancy Anderson earlier this year.
Another Nail In The CoffinHomeowners with PACE bond loans for install PV panels have to pay off the loan before selling their property. Bang bang
Another Nail In The CoffinHomeowners who got PACE bond loans now have to pay them off before Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac will approve mortgage refinances. Bang bang
PACE bonds — now you see them, now you don't. Property Assessed Clean Energy bonds were created to provide upfront financing for improving energy efficiency or installing clean energy technologies in homes and office buildings. But now, the train wreck between federal energy and housing finance policies could erase the specter of PACE haunting federal mortgage financiers and replace it with a DOA carved in stone. Full Article »
New York City is poised to exert global leadership on energy efficiency in existing buildings. Much has been made of the "Greener Greater Buildings" laws that spell out an array of energy requirements pursuant to the goals of PlaNYC 2030. Over the next decade we will see what results are achieved... Full Article »
Sallan Events (1/8)
Smart Grid For Smart Cities
The US faces a four-part crisis: climate change and rising emissions linked to energy consumption; volatile energy prices and affordability; energy security; and electric power reliability in the face of spiraling demand.
Smart Grid For Smart Cities, a conference held at NYU Wagner, plugged into the potential for power system solutions at the urban scale.
Getting Legally Greener
Building operations produce 79% of NYC's carbon footprint and the time has come for that to change. Anticipating passage of New York City's greener, greater building legislation, Legally Green, a Sustainability Shoptalk Event presented by the Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute, Baruch College, CUNY and Sallan, assembled a team of energy efficiency all-stars.
Accelerating Climate Solutions
New York's Climate Week, took place just 70 days before COP15. NYU-Poly's ACRE incubator hosted "New York City's Built Environment: Opportunity, Incentives and the Carbon Challenge".
Sallan's Executive Director, Nancy Anderson identifies the contribution to a greener built environment to be made by measuring and verifying the performance of innovative energy efficiency projects.
Kilowatts to Cash
CUNY's Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute attracted early adopters who want to cut energy costs, get ahead of the compliance curve, benefit their bottom line, and help reduce our city's carbon footprint. The Third Sustainability Shoptalk, "Turning Kilowatts to Cash", shows the way forward.
Iconic Or Ironic?
New Yorkers turn out for "Glass Buildings: The Energy Challenge" at the New York Academy of Sciences. Click to view edited segments.
See What You Missed
There was standing-room-only to hear Jerome Ringo deliver the Apollo Alliance message about how the federal stimulus package can deliver good jobs and a greener NYC. Event Photos »
Tomorrowland
What do the experts see when they look into the future of nuclear power? Find out now! Get up to speed and see event photos. Click Here
Building a Greener Gotham
Miss the panel on how New York's building and energy codes can help create a Greener Gotham? It's not too late to catch up! Download PowerPoint Presentations and see event photos. Click Here
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The Green, The Bad & The Very Ugly
15 Sep
Join Environmental Advocates of NY and the NY League of Conservation Voters to learn what the State Legislature did and did not do to safeguard New York's natural resources in 2010. Hear about the environmental community's plans to put our air, land and water at the top of lawmakers' to-do lists in 2011.
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Get Past the Past: Climate Change Adaptation In & Around NYC
23 Sep
Climate change holds great uncertainties, but the fact of climate change is not in doubt. Cities are ever more at risk and the New York Metro Area is particularly vulnerable.
Today, City government, The Port Authority and private insurers are developing risk management tools for identifying, assessing, and managing risks posed by climate change.
Learn how experts think through complex urban climate adaptation issues, some of which are well beyond the realm of past experience, and how decisions about adaptation are being made.
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Historic Preservation & Climate Change In NYC
16 Oct
Explore how preservation can be integrated into New York City's climate change, green building and sustainability agendas, and how old buildings can contribute to a sustainable future. This cross-disciplinary discussion will seek to find common ground across disciplines and seek to advance both the fields of sustainability and preservation.
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The Green City Challenge
17 Oct
Following a lower Manhattan course, a 100 contestants will collect giant puzzle pieces, run through mazes and answer questions, all designed to challenge their knowledge of how to live, work and eat green. Dash to find out more.
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