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Power Players in the Power Market
February 2015 was a big month for news in the renewable energy sector as some of the biggest names in business have made huge investment commitments. It all started with […]READ MORE
Ventin’ Ain’t Easy
But it should be! Luxury, low-income, high-rise, low-rise, pre-war, modern, condominium, or coop – regardless of borough or building type, there is something we New Yorkers have in common: we […]READ MORE
Predicting the Unpredictable
What the Energy Efficiency World Can Learn from Winter Storm Juno As I awaited the ‘historic’ blizzard in my central New Jersey apartment, I went over my preparedness checklist […]READ MORE
The Real World: Energy Efficiency
Find out what happens when people stop trying to be green and start saving buildings for real. As someone who would like to believe she is relatively aware of what […]READ MORE
Building Beach Season
It’s time to start getting your buildings ready to look and feel good…for the rest of their lives. I don’t know about you but every January I tell myself things […]READ MORE
What Do You Mean Affordable Housing Isn’t Green Anymore?
We applaud the thrust of David Bench’s November 10 article on ArchDaily.com “The Other ‘Green Way’: Why Can’t New York Build More Quality Affordable Housing?”, but take issue with some […]READ MORE
Multifamily Now Eligible for ENERGY STAR Bragging Rights
The ENERGY STAR label is synonymous with efficiency. New homes, commercial buildings, even refrigerators have been eligible for the EPA’s recognition for over twenty years, yet existing multifamily buildings have […]READ MORE
Ocean Village’s Stunning Transformation in the Rockaways [VIDEO]
Bright Power is extremely proud to have worked with L+M Development Partners on the Arverne View (previously Ocean Village) revitalization project. See the video below for an in depth look at the amazing […]READ MORE
13,466 Buildings, One Law: LL87 Has Impact
For those unfamiliar, New York City’s Local Law 87, authored in 2009, is an ambitions piece of legislation which requires all buildings over 50,000 square feet to have an energy audit and […]READ MORE