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  • Governor Paterson Signs Green Jobs/Green New York Bill

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    On Tuesday last week, Governor Paterson signed the Green Jobs/ Green New York Bill into law.  We touched on the bill in an earlier post. The bill will invest millions in weatherization and towards the improved energy efficiency of commercial and residential buildings, and to train New Yorkers to work in this field.  A new…

  • Green Jobs/ Green NY passes New York State Senate

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    On Thursday, September 10th, the New York State Senate passed the Green Jobs/ Green NY Bill (A. 8901 / S. 5888)  by a vote of 52-8.  The Assembly passed the bill unanimously back in June. This is the sort of effort that makes everyone happy – from Upstate Republican Senators to the Working Families Party,…

  • Green Building Rating Systems Updates – August 2009

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    As LEED moves into its v3 2009 iteration, many other local, state, private, and international green building guideline programs continue to evolve as well.  The green certification process options are fairly straightforward in New York City – outside of choosing a voluntary system (such as LEED), the only other New York-specific guidelines apply to affordable…

  • Stimulus Funding and New York City

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    It’s hard to keep track of all the activity at the Federal level, and what is and is not happening with stimulus money and how it impacts developers of green buildings is no exception.  The next few selections hope to act as a starting point for those seeking information on how to apply for funding,…

  • City and Federal Policy Roundup

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    City Council Building Efficiency Legislation Coverage has been slim on 4-bill energy efficient building package before the city council last week, and it takes around a month for the Council to transcribe the hearings.  While this reporter was unable to attend the committee meeting, we will let you know as soon as the transcripts are…

  • Green Building Bills Hearing: Friday, June 26

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    This hearing has been moved to Friday June 26 at 10 AM. On Earth Day 2009, the City announced a package of four bills mandating energy efficiency upgrades for a large percentage of the city’s structures. The New York City Council is holding a hearing on these bills on Friday, June 19 at 10am. These…

  • Adam’s Green Policy Roundup: New York City Initiatives

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    Hello everyone! Today I’m making note of some activity in the City Council and the Mayor’s office from this past year (that have nothing to do with term limits!), as well as a few City-authored, green building related reports. Rumblings of green legislation supporting the implementation of PlaNYC are omnipresent at the city these days.…

  • Adam’s 2008 Green Policy Round-up: NY State

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    Today I’m looking at this past year’s notable green home related bills from the state legislature – all of which are financial incentive programs that New Yorkers should be aware of.  The legislature reconvenes in ’09, and the possibility of a November transfer of power in the State Senate to Democratic control should be noted…

  • Adam’s Green Policy Round-up

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    Hello Everyone! My name is Adam Szlachetka. I’ll be blogging on regulatory and legislative issues that impact green building in New York City, interesting issues related to green home design in the City, and other related topics. Just to get started, there were a few notable items from this summer

  • May 2008: PlaNYC & Green Building Policy

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    An update on PlaNYC, with Laurie Kerr of the NYC Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability.