NYSERDA Releases Best Practice Guidelines to Advance More Resilient and Energy-Efficient Buildings Statewide
NEW YORK — The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) announced best practice standards to advance more resilient and energy-efficient buildings across the state. The release of the NYStretch Energy Code – 2020 (2020 NYStretch) toolkit will aid municipalities interested in voluntarily adopting higher efficiency standards for new and renovated building construction projects. Today’s announcement supports the state mandate for an 85% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s Green New Deal, the most aggressive clean energy and jobs plan in the nation that puts New York State on a path to a carbon-neutral economy.
“As New York moves forward in pursuit of Governor Cuomo’s nation-leading clean energy goals to combat climate change, we continue identifying new ways to partner with communities in an effort to drive statewide greenhouse gas reductions,” said Alicia Barton, president and CEO, NYSERDA. “The release of the 2020 NYStretch and the supporting toolkit creates an opportunity for communities to lead at the local level by adopting higher efficiency standards for buildings that result in carbon emission reductions and cleaner, healthier communities across the state.”