Category: New York City

Energizing New York's Small Businesses

By CostBenefit on Feb 26, 2010 | In Energy, Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2, New York City, Research Institute NGO NonProfit, Costs and Benefits | Send feedback »

This report reveals that only a fraction of the city's small businesses have taken steps to become energy efficient, a missed opportunity given that commercial electricity costs here are among the highest in the country and since even the smallest firms… more »

9,000 NYC Buildings Burning Dirty Heating Oil Identified in New Report - Some of NYC's most iconic buildings polluting the air - Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) calls for dirty heating oil phase out by 2020

By CostBenefit on Feb 17, 2010 | In General, Air, Energy, Health, New York City, Regulatory Analysis, Contamination Cost, Research Institute NGO NonProfit, Costs and Benefits, Press Release (May be biased), Free Report at Time of Entry | Send feedback »

Eighty-seven percent of the city's heating oil soot pollution is created by burning the dirtiest heating oils available in only one percent of all buildings in New York City, according to a new report released on December 17, 2009 by Environmental Defens… more »

New York City UrbanGreen Code Panel Suggests 100 Ways Buildings Can Be Greener

By CostBenefit on Feb 13, 2010 | In General, Air, Water, Health, Green Buildings, Legal, Fines, New York City, Regulatory Analysis, Savings, Research Institute NGO NonProfit, Costs and Benefits, Multimedia -- Audio and/or Video, Free Report at Time of Entry | Send feedback »

On February 1st, the NYC Green Codes Task Force released a report which it claims is "the most sophisticated and comprehensive analysis of building codes ever conducted by a municipality anywhere". Convened at the request of Mayor Bloomberg and Council S… more »

The air quality and human health effects of integrating utility-scale batteries into the New York State electricity grid

By CostBenefit on Jan 15, 2010 | In Air, Energy, Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2, Health, New York City, Academic Study/Journal Article, Nitrogen/Nitrates, Particulates, Ozone, Regulatory Analysis, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Environmental Economics / Ecological Economics, Costs and Benefits | Send feedback »

Abstract: In a restructured electricity market, utility-scale energy storage technologies such as advanced batteries can generate revenue by charging at low electricity prices and discharging at high prices. This strategy changes the magnitude and distri… more »

The Cost of Green in NYC

By CostBenefit on Oct 14, 2009 | In Green Buildings, New York City, Real Estate Construction Housing, Research Institute NGO NonProfit, Costs and Benefits, Free Report at Time of Entry | Send feedback »

Introduction...The number of LEED projects registered each year in New York Cityhas increased exponentially, but there is still a long way to go before LEED design becomes the construction standard. In New York City, nearly 5,000 permits for new co… more »
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