Building Energy Exchange

Calling all co-op board members, residential building owners, and property managers! 🏙️ In this upcoming workshop, learn from technical experts and industry professionals about heat pumps, heat pump hot water heaters, and other high-performance technologies to make your residential building more efficient, healthy, and safe. Speakers will discuss current financial incentives and best practices for developing a long-term building retrofit plan before answering your questions. The event will be led by Building Energy Exchange with participation from Steven Winter Associates, Con Edison, and NYSERDA and cohosted by Council Member Gale A. Brewer. ⭐ Free RSVP (April 7, 6 - 8 pm, Fordham Law School): https://lnkd.in/eV8EEHzT

❣️LAST CALL❣️ This Wednesday, be a part of our celebrations of our Women in Sustainability and Energy (WISE) series' 10th year anniversary by joining us for our first WISE program of 2025! 🎉 💚 Our WISE Sustainable Career Showcase highlights diverse perspectives within the energy and sustainability industries. This event is a unique opportunity for early and career transitioning professionals, or anyone interested in learning more about various sustainability career paths, to expand their networks and learn more about the opportunities available in the climate space. 🎤 Following a series of short presentations, attendees will be treated to an ORIGINAL, green building standup comedy act by Rosie Osser! Afterward, participants are invited to engage in deeper conversations during a networking reception with refreshments. 🥂 Panelists: Lindsay Drogin, Managing Director, NY Green Bank Emily Gove Lekić, Vice President, Sustainability, Vornado Realty Trust Yidian Liu, Co-Founder & COO, PolyGone Roselin Osser, Lead Consultant, Built Ecology, WSP Delma Palma, Vice President of Design and Construction Management, Empire State Development RSVP (April 2nd, 5:30 - 7:30 pm, at the Exchange): https://lnkd.in/eDRVHFnE Learn more about WISE: https://lnkd.in/epPpSdfB Please contact us if pricing is a barrier to your attendance.

April 17th | 5:30-7:30pm | Building Energy Exchange As the first reporting deadline for Local Law 97 (LL97) draws near, it is *crucial* for building owners and their teams to file their compliance reports and take proactive steps to reduce their carbon emissions. Join Building Energy Exchange and Energy by 5 for a round of speaker presentations covering real world compliance examples across a range of building types! 💚🤝 Hear from thought leaders in City government, real estate, and energy consulting companies about existing industry challenges, case studies, and innovative strategies to help portfolio owners navigate requirements and build a roadmap to LL97 compliance. 🗺️ 🥂The panel will be followed by a live Q&A session and open networking with refreshments. ✨Participating speakers and attendees include member firms from BE-Ex’s Industry Leadership Council, representing best-in-class high-performance building organizations.✨ Current speakers: Patrick E. Beesley, Director of Strategic Partners, Runwise Molly Dee-Ramasamy, Director, Jaros, Baum & Bolles Jeff Perlman, Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Bright Power Tristan Schwartzman, Director of Energy Services, Goldman Copeland Associates, Engineers DPC RSVP (April 17, 5:30 - 7:30 pm, at the Exchange): https://lnkd.in/eag8rWvh ----- The Industry Leadership Council is a select group of green building leaders representing major public, private, and non-governmental organizations who assist the Building Energy Exchange in our mission to accelerate the transition to healthy, comfortable, and energy efficient buildings. To learn more and become a member, reach out to Paul Rivers (ptr@be-exchange.org).

In honor of #WomensHistoryMonth and the 10th anniversary of our Women in Sustainability & Energy (WISE) series, BE-Ex is excited to share our special #FlashbackFriday campaign this March! 💚 For our final week, we're looking back on the last session of WISE's 2015 March breakfast symposia series, titled The Big Tent, held on March 27, 2015. 🌟 Moderated by the amazing Ariella Rosenberg Maron, this session focused on bringing sustainability and resiliency to the broadest set of communities. Speakers discussed uniting diverse groups under one common goal and how collaborative processes between local and national networks can help overcome sustainability obstacles. This inspiring panel featured: ✨ Dana Bourland, AICP, Co-Founder, Soils and Vessels (formerly at Freedom Together Foundation) ✨ Bomee Jung, Co-Founder and CEO, Cadence OneFive (formerly at Enterprise Community Partners) ✨ Kit Kennedy, Managing Director, Power Sector, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) Watch the event recording: https://lnkd.in/eVvJhQT5 💚 This week wraps up our WISE #FlashbackFriday posts as we celebrate 10 years of WISE and the incredible women shaping the future of sustainability and energy. Stay tuned for more WISE content and events to come! Learn more about WISE and get involved: https://lnkd.in/eeH24P-f #BEExWISE #TenYearsofWISE

Have you worked on a deep decarbonization retrofit of a large building? The Retrofit Playbook for Large Buildings team is looking for real-world case studies to showcase comprehensive retrofit solutions in action.
🏙️🙌 If your project demonstrates: significant energy and emissions reductions; comprehensive and innovative retrofit solutions; or key insights that can help others, we want to hear from you!🦻 By collecting retrofit success stories to expand our repository of case studies, we aim to spotlight leaders in building decarbonization, grow our community of practice, and highlight key lessons learned that can accelerate the transition to low-carbon buildings.

 ✨ Check out this short video to learn more about the Playbook and strategic decarbonization planning framework: https://lnkd.in/eaWRfj94 Submit your case study to be featured on our site and in a future Retrofit Playbook newsletter: https://lnkd.in/egHd47RJ

The Empire Building Challenge Training Series, put forth by NYSERDA, Building Energy Exchange, Ember Strategies, and RMI is finally here!
🎉 Course 1, Strategic Decarbonization Planning: RED Framework and Technical Solutions, offers a deep dive into strategic decarbonization planning using the innovative Resource Efficient Decarbonization (RED) framework. This comprehensive approach allows real estate professionals to create cost-effective, long-term decarbonization roadmaps. ⚡🗺️ 🏙️💚 During this training, you'll learn to integrate RED into retrofit planning, drawing on case studies from the Empire Building Challenge cohort. RED is a strategy that can help alleviate space constraints, optimize peak thermal capacity, increase operational efficiencies, utilize waste heat, and reduce the need for oversized electric thermal energy systems, creating retrofit cost compression. Learn from industry expert, Phil Keuhn, Principal, RMI and leverage the tools and knowledge needed to make meaningful progress toward a net-zero future! 🌎 ✨ We have two upcoming offerings on May 13th & 15th - learn more and register here: https://lnkd.in/e8QggcKw ➡️ Explore the Retrofit Playbook for Large Buildings, a knowledge-sharing platform dedicated to supporting building owners, operators, and their design and engineering teams in creating cost-effective, long-term decarbonization strategies for large buildings: https://lnkd.in/gh3h2UUS 

📢 Free Webinar: Save Money & Energy in Commercial Buildings! Join IMT & Slipstream on April 10 at 11 am CT for a deep dive into the real-world impacts of commercial energy codes! Backed by a multi-year Department of Energy-funded study, we explored how large commercial buildings navigate HVAC & lighting controls—and what that means for efficiency, costs, and sustainability. 🔎 What you’ll learn: ✅ Key findings on energy code implementation ✅ Opportunities for better training & interventions ✅ Insights to shape future energy codes 📅 Don’t miss out—register here: https://lnkd.in/dQdzviaF #EnergyEfficiency #CommercialBuildings #Sustainability #HVAC #BuildingOperations #Webinar

It's #WISEWomenWednesday! Be a part of the celebrations for our Women in Sustainability and Energy (WISE) series' 10th year anniversary by joining us for our first WISE program of 2025! 🎉 💚 Our WISE Sustainable Career Showcase highlights diverse perspectives within the energy and sustainability industries. This event is a unique opportunity for early and career transitioning professionals, or anyone interested in learning more about various sustainability career paths, to expand their networks and learn more about the opportunities available in the climate space. 🎤 Following a series of short presentations, attendees will be treated to an ORIGINAL, green building standup comedy act by Rosie Osser! Afterward, participants are invited to engage in deeper conversations during a networking reception with refreshments. 🥂 Panelists: Lindsay Drogin, Managing Director, NY Green Bank Emily Gove Lekić, Vice President, Sustainability, Vornado Realty Trust Yidian Liu, Co-Founder & COO, PolyGone Roselin Osser, PE, BEMP, LEED AP Osser, Lead Consultant, Built Ecology, WSP Delma Palma, Vice President of Design and Construction Management, Empire State Development ❣️ RSVP (April 2nd, 5:30 - 7:30 pm, at the Exchange): https://lnkd.in/eDRVHFnE Learn more about WISE: https://lnkd.in/epPpSdfB Please contact us if pricing is a barrier to your attendance.

Have you worked on a deep decarbonization retrofit of a large building? The Retrofit Playbook for Large Buildings team is looking for real-world case studies to showcase comprehensive retrofit solutions in action.
🏙️ 🙌 If your project demonstrates: significant energy and emissions reductions; comprehensive and innovative retrofit solutions; or key insights that can help others, we want to hear from you! By collecting retrofit success stories to expand our repository of case studies, we aim to elevate leaders in building decarbonization, grow our community of practice, and highlight key lessons learned that can accelerate the transition to low-carbon buildings.

 ✨ Check out this short video to learn more about the Playbook + the strategic decarbonization planning (SDP) framework: https://lnkd.in/eaWRfj94 Submit your case study to be featured on our site and in a future Retrofit Playbook newsletter: https://lnkd.in/egHd47RJ NYSERDA RMI Urban Land Institute

Securing support for decarbonization projects requires more than just technical know-how. It’s about crafting a strong business case that speaks to both the financial and sustainability outcomes. 📊

 In Course 2 of the Empire Building Challenge Training Series — Finance and Asset Planning — you’ll explore the financial and asset management elements of decarbonization, accessing the resources and frameworks to integrate both real estate and technical considerations into your planning. By the end of the course, you’ll be able to confidently present a strategic plan that demonstrates value, reduces uncertainty, and drives action.

 ⭐ Lane Burt, P.E., Managing Principal, Ember Strategies will guide you through the financial analysis, gap analysis, and tools needed to communicate your building's decarbonization strategy effectively to key stakeholders.

 This training series was developed by NYSERDA, Building Energy Exchange, Ember Strategies, and RMI. 

 ✨ We have two upcoming offerings: Free RSVP (May 13th, 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm, at the Exchange): https://lnkd.in/eh9qT2xv Free RSVP (May 15th, 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm, at the Exchange): https://lnkd.in/eR-eUj9d

 Explore the Retrofit Playbook for Large Buildings, a knowledge-sharing platform dedicated to supporting building owners, operators, and their design and engineering teams in creating cost-effective, long-term decarbonization strategies for large buildings: https://lnkd.in/gh3h2UUS