Charlie Marino

We're so excited to share the newly launched Retrofit Playbook for Large Buildings knowledge platform, a game-changer for building professionals committed to a net-zero future! The Playbook, supported by NYSERDA and produced by Building Energy Exchange, RMI, and the Urban Land Institute, offers invaluable resources designed to help you comprehend, plan, and execute strategic decarbonization projects.
 With insights gleaned from the Empire Building Challenge, the Playbook breaks down real-world examples that are effective, replicable, and innovative.
 By tapping into these case studies, technical guides, and best practices, building professionals can craft their own decarbonization plans that not only reduce emissions and meet stringent climate mandates but also enhance building resilience and asset value for the long-term. Learn more and get started on your building’s success story: https://lnkd.in/e6rwevjM Read our press release: https://lnkd.in/e_ysFU3r

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Funding Your Decarbonization Project In our latest article, we explore several funding avenues to help multifamily property owners decarbonize their buildings and reduce upfront costs: ✅ NYSERDA offers valuable incentives and expert guidance for energy efficiency upgrades, renewable energy adoption, and decarbonization efforts. ✅ IRA Tax Credits: Federal tax credits can offset up to 70% of the cost of clean energy technologies like solar and geothermal systems. ✅ NY Green Bank provides financing solutions for energy-efficient projects, including all-electric upgrades and on-site renewables. ✅ C-PACE Financing offers long-term, property tax-based financing for up to 100% of energy improvements, making decarbonization more accessible. Click below to read our full article and discover how these funding opportunities can make your next decarbonization project a reality. https://lnkd.in/g6_2zGdU #Decarbonization #Multifamily #CleanEnergy #SustainableBuilding #CPace #GreenBuilding #FundingSolutions #CRE #RealEstateFinancing

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Funding Your Decarbonization Project In our latest article, we explore several funding avenues to help multifamily property owners decarbonize their buildings and reduce upfront costs: ✅ NYSERDA offers valuable incentives and expert guidance for energy efficiency upgrades, renewable energy adoption, and decarbonization efforts. ✅ IRA Tax Credits: Federal tax credits can offset up to 70% of the cost of clean energy technologies like solar and geothermal systems. ✅ NY Green Bank provides financing solutions for energy-efficient projects, including all-electric upgrades and on-site renewables. ✅ C-PACE Financing offers long-term, property tax-based financing for up to 100% of energy improvements, making decarbonization more accessible. Click below to read our full article and discover how these funding opportunities can make your next decarbonization project a reality. https://lnkd.in/g6_2zGdU #Decarbonization #Multifamily #CleanEnergy #SustainableBuilding #CPace #GreenBuilding #FundingSolutions #CRE #RealEstateFinancing Funding Your Decarbonization Projectpropmodo.com

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Embodied carbon emissions from buildings will account for half of all new construction emissions by 2050. That is why Massachusetts Clean Energy Center started the Embodied Carbon Challenge to accelerate the adoption of reduction strategies. Reducing embodied carbon is a goal of all of Arrowstreet's projects and we are excited to participate in the Embodied Carbon Challenge.    You can view all the submitted projects and vote for People's Choice through May 20th Embodied Carbon Reduction Challenge People's Choice - Built Environment Plus, https://lnkd.in/eizCGs6k Winners of the Embodied Carbon Challenge will be announced June 20th at the Northeast Embodied Carbon Summit.

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Hot off the press!📢 DRET research just published in The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) 2024 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings proceedings!🌟 For Panel 11's "Resilient and Healthy Communities," it explores innovative approaches to integrating demand response technologies, such as advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), DC-coupled bi-directional inverters, smart thermostats, and automated load control, to enhance grid reliability and community resilience. Check out the paper here in Panel 11: https://lnkd.in/gbM3nKYS Read on to learn how real-time, cloud-based signaling of a rural community's well pump controllers, thermostats, and BESS, collectively served as a Virtual Power Plant! In complement, the paper details a cutting-edge demonstration of community-level resource integration and controls at an affordable multi-family housing property in a low-income, disadvantaged neighborhood of Los Angeles. Discover how these technologies are transforming energy management and building more resilient, sustainable communities!💡 #LoadManagement #EnergyEfficiency #VirtualPowerPlant #DemandResponse #EnergyStorage #SmartThermostats #GridReliability #Energymanagement #FieldStudies #Affordability #BackupPower #DRET #ResilientCommunities

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Perkins Eastman’s Nick Leahy, AIA, LEED AP, co-CEO and executive director, and Heather Jauregui, director of sustainability, sat down with Alison Kosik, CFEI during #ClimateWeekNYC as part of Acumen Media’s “SDG Leaders” video interview series, which brought together leading CEOs and sustainability experts from around the world to effect change and make a positive impact on people and the planet. The focus of this international campaign is to share how organizations are embedding the United Nations’ seventeen 17 sustainable development goals (#SDGs), climate change, and sustainability into the core of their operations. Perkins Eastman is proud to embed #sustainability into its culture and its design from day one, as Nick and Heather attest. “We as architects have a tremendous opportunity and responsibility in terms of the impact we have on people’s lives,” Heather says. “On the one side of things, we as humans spend over 90% of our lives indoors, so the physical environment really has a big impact on our daily lives: on our health and well-being, and our ability to perform and thrive. On the other side of the equation is thinking about the impact we have on the planet. Over 40% of the annual greenhouse gases that are emitted globally come from buildings—from the energy that’s consumed in order to run and operate these buildings, and from the materials that go into the construction of these buildings. Forty percent of the pie being under our responsibility is a big deal, so when we think about how we impact people and planet, those two things go in tandem for us.” Nick echoes her thoughts: “Climate change is daunting and challenging, but we see design as an important part of resolving that. I think we have to act now. As a firm, we are culturally aligning ourselves to be designing buildings that are restorative to the environment, that improve people’s quality of life, and are positive additions to the built environment. That’s what ‘Human by Design’ is really about.” Watch the full 13-minute video on CNBC now: https://lnkd.in/e7GzKUTK Big thanks to Acumen's Nicoleta Romanescu, Ben Spencer, Eloise McKenna, Katy Allan, Jan James Budden, and Constantin Pilavios. #PerkinsEastman #HumanByDesign #GoodDesignisSustainableDesign #SustainableDesign #ResilientDesign #Design #Architecture

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