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Weill Cornell Medicine is aiming to achieve compliance with New York City’s Local Laws 87 and 97.
- Local Law 87 requires buildings over 50,000 square feet to submit an Energy Efficiency Report, which consists of an extensive Energy Audit and a Retro-commissioning report, every 10 years.
- Local Law 97 states buildings over 25,000 square feet are required to meet energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions limits as of 2024, with stricter limits coming into effect in 2030. The goal is to achieve net zero emissions from buildings by 2050.
With this goal in mind, the Office of Energy & Sustainability has contracted Wendel, an architecture, engineering, energy efficiency, and construction management firm. With its help, WCM will produce an extensive Energy Audit and Retro-commissioning report on HVAC, lighting, water, and controls systems located within Belfer Research Building, Weil Greenberg Center, and Lasdon House. This report includes extensive lighting and equipment surveys, equipment operational testing, and building energy use analysis. A comprehensive list of energy conservation measures will then be developed for implementation with the goal of energy reduction. As part of this project, an actionable, targeted heat pump and electrification assessment and road map will be created, as well as a long-term technical strategy for fully electrifying these three buildings.