(task) One City: Built to Last

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renewables, City, built environment, energy

On Sep 26, 2014, at 1:32 PM, PlaNYC <planyc@cityhall.nyc.gov> wrote:

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> Greetings,
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> This past Sunday, Mayor de Blasio announced that New York City is committing to an 80% reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. As the first step, he also released a major plan to increase the energy efficiency of our buildings.
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> The United Nations projects that developed countries need to achieve an 80% reduction in GHG emissions in order to limit the rise in average global temperatures to 2 degrees or less and avoid the most dangerous impacts of climate change. By committing to this goal, NYC has become the largest city in the world to do so, and joins cities like Los Angeles, London, Boston, and Berlin.
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> Our plan, One City: Built to Last – Transforming New York City’s Buildings for a Low-Carbon Future, includes a commitment to reduce our building-based emissions by 30% by 2025. To help us get to this goal, we will conduct a technical analysis to collect and analyze energy use data across multiple building sectors and launch a task force to create specific energy performance standards for new construction and performance targets for public and private buildings. Interim goals will trigger mandates if they are not met.
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> The plan also launches 22 initiatives and programs that we will start today to put our buildings on the path to meet our goal. We are leading by example as a City government by making direct investments in public buildings to make them more energy efficient, and we have a goal to retrofit every City-owned building with significant energy use by 2025. We are also launching a “Retrofit Accelerator” to help buildings in the private sector implement the energy efficiency measures recommended in their Local Law 87 energy audits.
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> Read about the plan at www.nyc.gov/builttolast and download the complete version here.
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> In addition, please review and share initial press coverage for One City: Built to Last, released as a cover story in this past Sunday’s New York Times.
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> Meeting the ambitious "80 by 50" goal will require a truly transformational approach that is built on the cooperation of our city’s leaders, researchers, policymakers, businesses, community and faith organizations, and residents. To accomplish this goal, we must grow our community of supporters. Please take a moment to:
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> - Follow us on twitter (use #NYCBuilttoLast)
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> Thank you all for being part of New York City’s effort to tackle global climate change. We look forward to continuing to work together on our ambitious goals!
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> Sincerely,
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> John Lee
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> JOHN H. LEE, RA, LEED AP | Deputy Director for Buildings & Energy Efficiency
> NYC Mayor's Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability
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