Bright Power

Phius Pro Forum: Air Sealing with Carmel Pratt
2024-10-22 09:15 - 11:15 (America/New_York) | NY
Air sealing is an essential component of creating energy-efficient and durable buildings. Join Bright Power’s Carmel Pratt, Vice President of New Construction, on October 22nd at the Phius Pro Forum as she dives into air sealing requirements and techniques.
The inaugural Phius Pro Forum is taking place Oct. 21-23 in Providence, Rhode Island.
Check out the event here!

Climate Regulation Compliance: Understanding Building Performance Standards
2024-10-10 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual
Join this upcoming webinar as Kelly Jiang, Bright Power’s Technical Lead of Strategic Initiatives, provides an overview of Building Performance Standards and their role in regulatory compliance. The session will detail how these standards shape the compliance landscape for various property types. The webinar will also provide a guide to the creation of a decarbonization roadmap, which offers actionable steps and project plans to keep your properties in compliance.
Learning Objectives:

Gain an understanding of Building Performance Standards
What is a Building Performance Standard?
Who has to comply?
Understand how to prepare for Building Performance Standards
Understand what a decarbonization roadmap is and how to get started with decarbonization planning

Decoding Local Law 97: Emissions Reporting for the Standard Pathway
2024-10-09 11:00 - 12:00 | Virtual
Local Law 97 deadlines are right around the corner! Join our team for the latest on emissions reporting and submissions, including critical Department of Buildings updates. This discussion includes Bright Power’s guide to setting your properties up for successful compliance, plus new details from the Article 320 Filing Guide. With budget season approaching quickly, this is a can’t-miss session.

Climate Week NYC: Building Science 101 with Bright Power
2024-09-25 09:00 - 10:30 | NY
Join our team of building energy experts during Climate Week for a unique learning session on building science concepts and technology. This discussion is designed to provide industry professionals and building owners with a comprehensive introduction to the concepts of building science. In this presentation and breakfast session, participants can gain an understanding of the building envelope and insights into how building performance can be optimized through smart design and innovative construction practices.

Register here. We’ll see you there!

Alliance for Clean Energy NY Fall Conference: VDER of the Future
2024-09-17 14:00 - 15:00 | NY
Join Bright Power’s Jeffrey Perlman, Founder & Chief Strategy Officer, as he attends the Alliance for Clean Energy New York at their Fall Conference to discuss the current VDER program in NYS and how it could be modified or expanded to capture the benefits that energy efficiency adds to the grid. The group will also look at the new Grid of the Future proceeding. The Panel will be moderated by Angela Kent, EnergyHub, Inc. , Senior Manager, Regulatory Affairs and will consist of the following Panelists:

Carmen Best, Recurve, Chief Policy Officer
Mohit Chhabra, NRDC, Senior Analyst, Regulatory and Economic Policy, Climate & Energy
Jeffrey Perlman, Bright Power, Founder & Chief Strategy Officer
Srikant Subramaniam, David Energy, Director of Energy Analytics

Sign up today!

Electrification for Multifamily Buildings: Strategies and Opportunities
2024-09-10 11:00 - 12:00 | Virtual
Electrification in existing buildings present unique challenges – with technology, constructibility and occupant comfort. In this webinar, Punit Shah, Vice President of Existing Buildings, and Darren Johnson, Senior Account Manager, outline the best strategies and required planning to approach electrification for multifamily buildings.
For the many properties that fall into the standard compliance pathways for NYC’s Local Law 97, they will be required to make significant upgrades to their existing HVAC systems in order to avoid penalties. For a lot of those properties, electrification of fossil fuel-based systems is the clear solution to mitigate fines for future Local Law 97 cycles.

NESEA Pro Tour of an Integrated, Mixed-Use, Phased Development Project in Brooklyn
2024-08-23 13:00 - 17:00 | NYC
Meet our Technical Director of Sustainability Services, Emma Weinberg, at Northeast Sustainable Energy Association’s Pro Tour site visit to learn more about Bright Power’s role in helping this project achieve so many great goals for tenants, owners, and for our planet.
Bright Power is proud to have provided the following services at this property:

Enterprise Green Communities Certification
Energy Star Certification
Commissioning Services
Solar PV Design
NYSERDA Incentive Procurement
Buildings of Excellence award support for this project!

Future Housing Initiative: Underwriting Standards for Low-Carbon Housing
2024-06-27 | NY
As multifamily building design and construction norms evolve, how should lenders underwrite new, high-performance buildings? 🤔
BE-Ex and Bright Power, Inc. presented and hosted a moderated panel discussion on the Future Housing Initiative: Underwriting Standards for Low-Carbon Housing project, an initiative focused on utilizing measured energy data from high-performance buildings to inform underwriting and financing practices.
✨ This event spotlighted the release of the Low-Carbon Underwriting Guidebook. ✨

NYC Solar & Storage Summit
2024-06-27 | NY
Bright Power’s Amanda Clevinger, Director of Policy & Programs, joined the speaker panel at the 2024 Solar and Storage Summit with Sustainable CUNY, New York Solar Energy Industries Association (NYSEIA), and hundreds of clean energy professionals from the public and private sectors.
As NYC reduces its reliance on fossil fuels, electricity consumption will rise dramatically. Scaling up distributed solar + storage deployment will be key to ensuring that this transition is affordable, and also presents a once-in-a-generation economic opportunity for New York’s workers, entrepreneurs, and businesses.
How will New York reduce its reliance on fossil fuels while incorporating building electrification, large-scale renewables, transmission, distributed solar, and energy storage? The pathway is still being defined, but one thing we know is that it will run squarely through New York City.

On-Demand Webinar - Certifications to Savings: Unlocking Tax Credits with Energy Star and Zero Energy Ready Homes
2024-06-26 12:00 - 12:30 | Virtual
On-demand Recording:
Hear from the Bright Power team with a 30-minute webinar to find out all about the 45L tax credit benefits of ENERGY STAR and Zero Energy Ready Homes (ZERH) certification for your building project. Our experts will also provide insight on ENERGY STAR and ZERH pathways, performance levels, funding guidelines, and tax credit availability.

Local Law 97: New Resources for the Prescriptive Pathway
2024-03-12 11:30 - 12:30 | Virtual
The start of a new year brings new guidance from the Department of Buildings (DOB) for properties subject to LL97 Prescriptive Pathway!
Join Bright Power’s Amanda Clevinger, Ion Simonides, and Punit Shah for a breakdown of the Prescriptive Pathway Filing Guide, the proof of pathway eligibility documentation, and a review of the revised Second Rulemaking. This webinar will include:
• Two new compliance options
• Key clarifications for mixed use properties and buildings with expiring rent regulation
• A technical review of new prescriptive measure guidance, including critical updates for one pipe steam buildings

The Inflation Reduction Act: A Guide for Multifamily Building Owners
2024-02-07 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
It’s been over a year since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, and a lot of guidance and rules have been released by various federal agencies. In this webinar, we will provide detailed summaries of the developments, and share updates on how multifamily buildings owners can leverage the IRA tax credits, deductions, and programs.

Local Law 97: Understanding the Standard Pathway
2023-11-16 11:30 - 12:30 | Virtual
