Reducing Greenhouse Emissions in Your NYC Co-op or Condo
Last year the New York City Council passed Local Law 84, also known as the NYC Benchmarking Law which requires owners of large buildings to annually measure their energy and water consumption in a process called benchmarking. In general, if a property is subject to that law it is subject to the new Greenhouse Emissions Legislation also known as the Building Emissions law or the Climate Mobilization law, which was amended in April 2019. This law (Intro. No 1253) sets emissions intensity limits (metric tons of CO2e per square foot) — with science and technology-oriented language that can be confusing to many.
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