retrofits

As building managers and owners, you know that your electric and heating bills are going up; but, the size of the checks you write do not tell you how efficiently your building is operating. As a first step in considering how to reduce energy costs, it is useful to analyze your energy bills to quantify energy use.

What does a building energy retrofit include? These are the places to look for potential savings in energy use and expense and that you would expect to find in an energy audit or retrofit of your building. 

An energy retrofit can help you reduce air pollution and the carbon emissions that cause global warming, improve the indoor air quality in your home, increase the comfort and durability of your home, create local jobs, and save you money.

Energy retrofits, also referred to as weatherization or energy upgrades, are home repairs that reduce the use of heating fuel, electricity and water.

Following, you will find monthly updates about NYSERDA's programs for affordable and market-rate residential buildings, including one- to four-family homes and apartment buildings. This column will keep you informed about new incentives or changes to existing programs that apply to NYC.

August 3, 2010

Multifamily Performance Program

We anticipate that NYSERDA's Multifamily Performance Program will return in September 2010.