Podcast: Turn $100K Fines Into Smart Building Investments

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October 7, 2025

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Bright Power’s Punit Shah, Vice President of Building Decarbonization, spoke to Habitat’s Problem Solved! podcast about how an Upper East Side condo that faced huge Local Law 97 penalties turned its compliance challenges into energy savings investments.

Shah reveals the three-phased approach that’s transforming buildings across the city, from quick-payback retrofits to electrification readiness measures. Whether your building can achieve full electrification or needs hybrid solutions, this episode provides the actionable roadmap every board member needs to hear before 2028.

Habitat’s Emily Myers conducts the interview.

 

🎧 Listen to the full episode now: September 22, 2025 Episode

➡️ Find more condo and co-op solutions in Habitat’s Problem Solved series: Podcast Series

 

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