News & Reports
News & Reports
NYC’s Local Law 87: More Than a Path to Compliance
The Greener, Greater Buildings Plan was enacted in 2009 to increase the energy efficiency of New York City’s large buildings. With its creation came new regulations to help building owners […]READ MORE
Bright Power’s Policy and Programs Team
The Bright Power Policy and Programs team spearheads the company’s efforts to address the many barriers facing multifamily energy efficiency and decarbonization projects. As improving building energy performance becomes increasingly […]READ MORE
Bright Power Announces new CEO and Chief Strategy Officer
March 30, 2023 – NEW YORK, New York – Bright Power, Inc. has announced a transition in leadership that is new, yet familiar. Jeff Perlman, who founded Bright Power 18 […]READ MORE
New Benchmarking Requirements in 2023
Several cities enacted new compliance requirements for 2023! – – – Honolulu, HI Due: June 1st Property Types: 100,000+ sqft (multifamily, commercial) Massachusetts (state)* Due: June 30th Property Types: 20,000+ […]READ MORE
The Inflation Reduction Act: What We Know Now
On August 16, after a year-long effort, Congress passed the largest investment to combat climate change in our nation’s history as part of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). . This […]READ MORE
Problem Solved: Cutting Carbon Emissions to Avoid Fines
Watch the video here! As part of our Problem Solved series, Habitat spoke with Darren Johnson, a senior accounts manager at Bright Power. Figuring out an upgrade path to meet the requirements of the […]READ MORE
2022 Women in Construction: Emma Kurihara, Bright Power
Emma Kurihara, Senior Project Manager at Bright Power, was spotlighted in NYREJ’s 2022 Women in Construction this week. What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the […]READ MORE
A Delicate Balance: Weighing Embodied vs. Operational Carbon, Part Two
In this all-hands-on-deck moment for the climate, construction industry professionals have an incredible opportunity to significantly reduce their work’s immediate carbon impact at little to no cost, with tools and […]READ MORE
How do you explain the benefits of energy modeling to clients?
Building energy modeling allows project teams to not only better understand the look of the building/renovation scope, but also understand the functionality and future usage of the building, as well […]READ MORE