Upper Eastside Multifamily
Project Overview
Our Process
We take a close look at how your building performs today, then map out a clear, practical path to lower costs, meet compliance needs, and electrification.
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Energy Benchmarking
Describe the property’s existing conditions and benchmark its energy performance in comparison to similar buildings
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Operational Improvements
Identify the property’s primary operational challenges & recommend an actionable scope of work designed to improve building systems and reduce operating costs
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Incentives & Financing
Assess incentive funding and financing opportunities to determine which programs are most appropriate for the property
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LL95 & LL97 Compliance
Assess the property’s LL95 grade and carbon emissions as part of LL97 analysis and provide recommendations on improving grades and mitigating carbon emissions
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Electrification Readiness
Assess the property’s existing electrical infrastructure and design a scope for electrical system upgrades to support partial or whole-building electrification
Existing Property Overview
As part of this Bright Power energy audit, our experts documented the existing property conditions in detail including:
- Envelope
- Water
- Lighting
- HVAC
- Elevators
- Appliances
- Operations & Maintenance
Bright Power collected and analyzed a 2-year baseline of electricity, gas, oil, and water data to benchmark the property. This provided a record of their existing system performance.
Phased Decarbonization Roadmap
Bright Power’s Energy Audits provide building owners with detailed plans to consider a phased approach to energy efficiency upgrades. Below are the phases outlined for this multifamily building.
Phase #1: Comprehensive Energy Retrofit
The first step in the phased approach for this multifamily building is to implement measures outlined within the audit report according to their projected energy and cost savings, maintenance benefits, and occupant comfort improvements.
These measures reduce electricity use by over 19,000 kWh and oil consumption by 13,000 gallons annually, reducing carbon emissions by nearly 20% and utility spend by roughly $50,000 annually.
Phase #2: Capital Investment
Based on the electrification feasibility study for this property, capital investment recommendations included either installing the necessary electrical infrastructure to electrify the building, resulting in a higher decarbonization potential, or increasing the efficiency of fossil fuel systems. Combined with the comprehensive energy retrofit measures, either pathway below would save the owner $56,000 in annual Local Law 97 fines.
Strategy
Option A: Electrification Measures
This scope of work includes measures to convert existing fossil fuel-based systems to high-efficiency electric systems, including an overview of the existing electrical infrastructure.
These measures would increase electricity use but eliminate oil and gas consumption, saving over 39,000 gallons of oil and 3,000 therms of gas. This would reduce carbon emissions by about 46%.
Option B: Fossil Fuel Measures
This scope of work includes measures that result in fossil fuel energy savings if the property continues to rely on fossil fuel usage for their space and domestic water tempering needs.
These fossil fuel measures would transition the building to gas, using more gas but saving over 39,000 gallons of oil and 7,000 kWh of electricity annually. Overall, this would reduce carbon emissions by about 24% and save the owner $82,000 in utility spend annually
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