LEED® EB Buildings get exemptions

On December 9, 2009 The New York City Council and the Mayor’s office passed a set of four groundbreaking bills known as the “Greener, Greater Buildings Plan” that aims to reduce the energy consumption and carbon footprint of New York City’s existing buildings. The electricity, heat and hot water used by buildings in New York City represents 75% of the city’s greenhouse gas emissions. The law affects buildings over 50,000sf, creates a stricter energy code and requires building owners to perform energy audits, lighting upgrades and annual energy and water use benchmarking.

See CodeGreen's Summary of the new law, its requirements, exemptions, and deadlines.