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The Empire Building Challenge Knowledge Base

A Made in New York Approach to Cold Climate Tall Building Decarbonization

Welcome to the Empire Building Challenge Knowledge Base. Using this website, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is sharing the lessons learned from the Empire Building Challenge (EBC) program and introducing the Resource Efficient Electrification (REE) framework. This knowledge base is a resource for building owners and operators, and their design and engineering teams, to develop a cost-effective, long-term decarbonization roadmap for their buildings. Following the REE approach, building owners can build a clear path towards carbon neutral operations by adopting an incremental methodology and integrated design process combined with strategic capital planning.

The Empire Building Challenge is public-private partnership between NYSERDA and leading real estate companies to advance large building decarbonization strategies and replicable low carbon retrofits of existing buildings. As a result, a novel approach to decarbonization tailored specifically to high-rise buildings in cold climates emerged after over a year of collaboration between EBC real estate partners, their industry-leading consultants, and the NYSERDA team. This is part of a $6.8 Billion NYSERDA effort to help buildings across New York transition off fossil fuels and will accelerate New York's progress toward the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions 85 percent by 2050.

Please join us and learn with us in our journey to decarbonize the New York building stock. We are looking for your feedback to disseminate this information more effectively.

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As building owners, asset managers and sustainability consultants pursue decarbonization plans, they are often faced with psychological and physical barriers that serve only to delay action and progress.

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Introducing a rational approach to large building decarbonization: Lessons learned from the Empire Building Challenge.

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The Empire Building Challenge is looking to advance targeted technology focus areas that are critical enablers and first steps towards carbon neutral retrofits in large buildings.

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Please find below additional resources on this topic.

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