Earth Day Climate Action Guide - Speakers Bureau
Want to gather your community to learn how you can take advantage of credits and resources for climate action? We’ve assembled a variety of partners who can join you virtually or in person to explain things like the Inflation Reduction Act and the money you can get for things like home energy efficiency upgrades or buying an electric car.
If you’d like to gather your homeowners association, parents from your kids’ school, or your town council, reach out to the groups below to schedule a presentation.
NYC: CRASH COURSE ON NYC BUILDING ENERGY LAWS
By CUNY Building Performance Lab
In this free, three-hour seminar for building owners, property managers, and consultants, we will discuss all of the greenhouse gas-related local laws that impact the majority of NYC’s larger buildings and get you on the road to energy savings and compliance for your building.
Availability: virtual.
Find more information on the organization here.
Minimum number of attendees: 50 people.
NYC: LL97 WORKSHOP: YOUR EMISSIONS AND PLAN
By CUNY Building Performance Lab
In this hands-on 2.5-hour workshop, you will learn how to calculate more than just your building’s carbon emissions, becoming mindful also of building metrics, annual costs, and carbon projections over the next 10+ years.
Availability: virtual.
Find more information on the organization here.
Maximum number of attendees: 20 people.
NYC: BENCHMARKING REFRESHER FOR RETURNING USERS
By CUNY Building Performance Lab
This special refresher will walk you through the steps you need to take to submit your NYC energy benchmarking data well in advance of the annual May 1st deadline.
Availability: virtual.
Find more information on the organization here.
Minimum number of attendees: 10 people.
NATIONWIDE: BREAKING DOWN THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT
By NYLCV Education Fund
Here we break down the Inflation Reduction Act to see where consumers, businesses, non-profits, and municipalities can tap into resources to decarbonize their housing and transportation through federal benefits.
Find more information on the organization here.
Availability: virtual (nationwide) or in person (in the New York City metropolitan area).
Minimum number of attendees: 25 people.
NYC: RETROFIT NOW!
By CUNY Building Performance Lab
Building owners expect architects and other designers to have the expertise to help them meet the code, avoid fines, and get good letter grades. An estimated $21 billion will be spent on building retrofits to meet the carbon caps through 2030, and even more will be spent through 2050, representing a huge business opportunity for skilled designers and a chance to help solve the most pressing issue of this century. Designers without expertise may instead face legal liabilities, should their work result in carbon fines or low grades.
Availability: virtual.
Find more information on the organization here.
Minimum number of attendees: 20 people.
*The various pieces of legislation like the Inflation Reduction Act are being rolled out over the coming months and how authorities are implementing these programs is an evolving process so stay tuned as information is updated on this website.