New York City Compliance & Programs
OUR EXPERTISE
75% of New York City’s Buildings Will Need to Reduce Carbon Emissions to Avoid Fines
Evolving energy codes and emissions-reduction mandates can add a layer of complexity to your projects. We guide you through the requirements specific to New York City to achieve compliance, incentives, and long-term sustainability goals.
Programs we Support
Decarbonization for Existing Buildings
Local Law 97 and More
High-Performance New Construction
Capital Green Building Local Laws
OUR Services
Whole-Building Approach
Energy Retrofits & Optimization
Maximize your building’s operational performance to its fullest potential.
Building Portfolio Decarbonization
Select strategic upgrades to optimize performance across your entire portfolio.
Building Commissioning
Ensure all mechanical systems are performing according to design intentions and working together efficiently.
Projects
What We’re Working On in NYC
Knowledge Hub
Related Resources
Decarbonization for Existing Buildings
New York City’s Leading Energy and Carbon Compliance Partner
We make progress more practical.
Analyze
Ballpark Estimates Could Leave You with Peanuts
Faulty benchmarking data or low-quality energy audits are leaving building owners with incomplete or inaccurate data to measure building performance. An unknown margin of error could leave you with hefty fines for missing LL97 compliance targets.
Plan
Avoid the Procrastination Tax
If you wait until the last minute, you will end up paying more for a less than optimal solution. Invest in improvements that will maximize your ROI. Create a capital plan that leverages a mix of lower-cost, practical improvements with longer-term, future-proof building system upgrades – and offset these costs by exploring available financial incentive programs.
Improve
See the Forest and the Trees
Compliance with LL97 is not about checking a box, nor is it simple. You will need to partner with a knowledgeable, hands-on building consultant who understands the complexities of integrated building systems, and can provide options to meet your carbon emissions targets on-time and on-budget.
Related Services
- Energy Audits
- Retro-Commissioning
- Decarbonization Studies
- Retrofit Implementation Design and Oversight
- Operations and Maintenance Training
Why Work With Us?
New York City Trusted
SWA staff have worked as advisors on several initiatives for the NYC Mayor’s Office of Sustainability, including the NYC Accelerator program and the creation of the city’s 2050 climate goals. This ongoing involvement offers our clients an unparalleled knowledge of NYC requirements.
Established History
As industry veterans with 50+ years of experience, we have provided energy advisory services including benchmarking, energy audits, and commissioning to over 250 million square feet of existing buildings in NYC.
Incentive Expertise
SWA is a leading partner in all New York financial incentive programs, including those through NYSERDA and ConEd. We help our clients navigate these programs to maximize the return on their investments.
High-Performance New Construction
You Don’t Have to Be the Tallest Building for Others to Look Up to You
Our services support compliance with NYC Capital Green Building local laws, including:
- Green program consulting for LEED, Enterprise Green Communities (EGC), ENERGYSTAR and more.
- Energy modeling for low-energy requirements.
- Fundamental and enhanced commissioning services.
- Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) for embodied carbon accounting.
- Integrative design process (IDP) and simple box modeling for energy-use reduction planning.
Regulatory Requirements We Support
2022 Construction Codes
Embodied Carbon Executive Order for Public Projects
Green Building Requirements for Municipal Buildings
NYC’s Energy Conservation Code
Sustainability Requirements of NYC Local Law 51 /2023
SCA’s Green Schools Guide
Funding & Incentive Programs We Support
Future Housing Initiative – HPD
NYCHA Sustainability Requirements
NYSERDA Deep Energy Savings
FAR Bonus – Ultra Low Energy Buildings
NYC Homes & Community Renewal (HCR)
NYSERDA Empire Building Challenge
Why Work With Us?
New York City Trusted
SWA staff have worked as advisors on several initiatives for the NYC Mayor’s Office of Sustainability, including NYC Accelerator program, and the creation of the city’s 2050 climate goals. This ongoing involvement offers our clients an unparalleled knowledge of NYC requirements.
Established History
As industry veterans with 50+ years of experience, we have one of the highest success rates in the industry for meeting the performance requirements for rigorous programs like LEED, Enterprise Green Communities and ENERGY STAR® NextGen™.
Incentive Expertise
SWA is a leading partner in all New York financial incentive programs, including those through NYSERDA and ConEd. We help our clients navigate these programs to maximize their return.