NYC Local Law 84 - Greener, Greater Buildings Plan

All buildings in New York City over 50,000 square feet are required to submit an annual energy benchmark. Covered buildings also include two or more buildings that total over 100,000 square feet and are on the same lot or under the same condo board. The first benchmark report is due to the city on May 1, 2011. A summary of the law is below.

• View the full text of Local Law 84 here.
• Read about New York City's Greener, Greater Buildings Plan, which includes mandatory energy audits and updates to the city's energy code.
• See a list of buildings required to comply with Local Law 84 (LL84).

PL&P or ASHRAE Level 2 audits offer two different approaches to a facility's energy use based on ASHRAE 90.1 standards. They are used for both benchmarking and to develop potential energy conservation projects.

Public Light & Power (PL&P) audits consider all aspects of a facility and present operational improvements and upgrades for your consideration.

ASHRAE Level 2 audits are similar to PL&P but offer a greater level of detailed analysis and are considered the gold standard of energy audits. They can be used for two points for LEED accreditation (LEED-EB Credit 2.1, Option B) and are part of the PlaNYC process as well.

Both types of survey identify all appropriate energy conservation measures for a facility, and perform a financial analysis for each measure.

In addition, ASHRAE Level 2 audits will include changes to operations and maintenance procedures and perform full building energy calculations to meet stringent ASHRAE standards.

ENERGY STAR is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy helping us all save money and protect the environment through energy efficient products and practices.

EPA provides an innovative energy performance rating system which businesses have used for more than 130,000 buildings across the country. EPA also recognizes top performing buildings with the ENERGY STAR rating system.

ECS can help you reach your Energy Star goals.

The investment grade audit (IGA) for lighting forms the basis of our EnerCon® Turn-Key Solutions.

An ECS lighting audit considers every aspect of a facility's lighting system. ECS will work with your operations or engineering staff to survey the following:

• Lighting
• Lighting Controls
• EMS / BMS Controls and Integration

ECS offers one Free Lighting Audit for clients who are considering an upgrade. This report will include detailed Cost and Savings Analysis and an accurate Annual ROI.

ECS has upgraded over 200 million square feet since 1995. Let our experience work for you.

On Earth Day 2007, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, released PlaNYC, a comprehensive sustainability plan for the City's future. New York has set the goal of reducing its citywide carbon emissions by 30 percent below 2005 levels.

Local Law 84 requires buildings over 50,000 square feet to submit a benchmark report to the Department of Finance by May 1, 2011 (penalty phase revised to August 1, 2011)

ECS's Benchmarking Service provides compliance with Local Law 84 of the GGBP Legislation; implements a monitoring and benchmarking platform; and generates benchmarking reports.

ECS will manage the benchmarking process, including:

• Comprehensive energy bill analysis
• Generating a Benchmarking Report for each building
• Filing necessary compliance documentation with the city

With 15 years of providing detailed lighting audits, ECS can also provide full bid specifications to be used to develop Request for Proposals to be put out to bid.

In addition to our EnerCon TM turnkey service, ECS can develop projects for clients who wish to use the survey as a means to competitively bid the project. ECS will provide:

• Bid specifications
• Scopes of work
• Line-By-Line details
• Bills of material

Our main goal is to provide excellent customer service to meet your needs and through our audit services you will come to know that ECS is the right company for you.