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February 12, 2020
Building Energy Exchange
Buildings of Excellence:
Large–Scale Passive House
85
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50
Why a Building
Decarbonization
Competition?
New York’s 85×50
emissions reduction target
will require a carbon
neutral building stock,
statewide.
Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA)
What is “CMA”?
>In April 2019, NYC passed a package of
legislation to accelerate buildings’ progress
toward the City’s 80×50 target
What’s Included
>Local Law 92 and 94: requires roofs of
certain buildings be covered in green roofs
or solar
PV systems
>Local Law 95: revises the City’s energy
efficiency grade
>Local Law 96: establishes a sustainable
energy loan program (i.e. PACE)
>Local Law 97: requires certain greenhouse
gas emissions reductions by 2050 in
buildings greater than 25,000 sq. ft.
NYC:
Climate
Mobilization
Act
Awards low carbon multifamily buildings that are beautiful,
replicable, resilient, affordable, comfortable, and connected to
the surrounding community.
$40 million
Over 3 rounds
9/18/19
Buildings of Excellence: Round 2
>Design competition targeting affordable housing
>$1M max project award
>Net Zero Energy / Low-Carbon / Passive House
>Layers on top of Standard Offer NYSERDA Incentives
>Applicants: Developers, Building Owners & Designers
>Submissions due April 22, 2020
PASSIVE HOUSE
ON A LARGE SCALE
ONWARD AND UPWARD!
February 12, 2020
Lois Arena PE
Director of Passive House Services | Steven Winter Associates
Deborah Moelis AIA CPHD
Principal | Handel Architects
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The House at Cornell Tech, NYC Sendero Verde, NYC
Winner – 2019
NYSERDA Buildings
of Excellence
Winthrop Center, Boston
University of Toronto at Scarborough
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THE HOUSE AT CORNELL TECH
SENDERO VERDE
WINTHROP CENTER
TORONTO
CLIMATE ZONE 6
BOSTON
CLIMATE ZONE 5
NEW YORK CITY
CLIMATE ZONE 4
RESIDENCES AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
AT SCARBOROUGH
High Rise Passive House Applied
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