Age proves nothing as NYC ranks the energy use of large commercial buildings

Dec. 27, 2012

Dive summary:

• Reducing the carbon footprint in mass-transit-heavy New York City is about building energy efficiency, not about cars, and the city is finding that not everything works out like it was expected to.
• A law requires owners of large commercial buildings to report their energy use and makes the information public, and a report from the city shows that the Empire State and Chrysler Buildings, with scores of 80 and 84, respectively, under the EPA's Energy Star system were ahead of the LEED-Gold 7 World Trade Center at 74.
• Large residential buildings come under the energy-reporting law in 2013, and the effects of the storm named Sandy have heightened everyone's attention in New York City to global climate change.

From the article:

Unlike cities that depend heavily on automobiles, New York racks up most of its carbon dioxide emissions ? nearly 80% ? in heating and cooling buildings. ....

Source: http://www.constructiondive.com/news/age-proves-nothing-as-nyc-ranks-the-energy-use-of-large-commercial-building/85023/

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