IN 2011, NEW ENERGY EFFICIENCY LAWS
PROMISE A GREENER NEW YORK.
NYSERDA’S TECHNOLOGY EXPERTS AND
FUNDING WILL HELP SHOW YOU THE WAY.
— Francis J. Murray, Jr.
President and CEO
New York State Energy Research
and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
E E S C I D S E M P I R E S TAT E B L D G C S
If you’re not working with NYSERDA, you’re missing a
vital resource that can help make your new or existing
facility more energy efficient, more profitable and more
competitive. NYSERDA funds energy efficiency projects
across the state, saving New York properties—including
the Empire State Building—millions of energy dollars,
increasing efficiency and improving sustainability.
SAVE YOUR ENERGY. CALL NYSERDA.
212­364­1933 1­866­NYSERDA
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NYSERDA brings innovative solutions and straight talk
on energy efficiency to your planning table, maximizing
your energy savings and reducing your costs, while
helping you meet New York City’s new mandates for
energy efficiency. Call today for reliable solutions from
New York State’s energy experts. Good for business
and good for New York.
The business case for energy efficiency
Energy efficiency innovators and a forward­thinking
building owner infused New York City’s skyline centerpiece
with energy efficiency and generated $4.4 million in
annual energy cost savings.
The Empire State Building is undergoing a building­wide
energy efficiency retrofit launched by building owner,
Empire State Building Company, that proves the business
case for intelligent reinvestment and repurposing of existing
commercial properties. The replicable program has been
assisted by NYSERDA funding and expertise, creating an
energy efficiency model for the building that quantifies
costs, savings and benefits. When complete in 2013, the
retrofit project will
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reduce energy use at
INTERSECTION OF COSTS AND
the 2.8 million square­
BENEFITS, PLAYING A KEY
foot property by more
LEADERSHIP AND ENABLING
than 38 percent.
ROLE IN MAKING EXISTING
BUILDINGS THE MOST
ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDINGS
IN NEW YORK.
The metamorphosis
of the 80­year­old
— Anthony E. Malkin
landmark into a beacon
Empire State Building
for sustainability
Company
began with a team of
experts including the Clinton Climate Initiative, Johnson
Controls, Inc., Jones Lang La Salle and Rocky Mountain In­
stitute, that created process innovations and applications
of proven technologies, which together generate savings
for the 1,250­foot­tall building that will be monitored and
verified. NYSERDA was a member of the team; bringing
expertise and over $1 million of funding to the table.
The strategy produces a three­year return on investment in
new technology, including:
•
Direct Digital Controls (DDC)
•
Tenant Lighting, Daylights and Plugs
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SAVE YOUR ENERGY. CALL NYSERDA.
212­364­1933 1­866­NYSERDA
NYSERDA.ORG/NYC
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of ESBC and is used with permission.
•
Variable Air Volume (VAV) Air­Handling Units (AHUs)
•
Retrofit Chiller Plant
•
Retrofit of Windows Reusing 96 Percent
of Original Frames and Glass
•
Tenant Energy Management Program
•
Radiative Barrier
•
Tenant Demand Control
Ventilation (DCV)
“These changes will cut
our carbon footprint by an
amount equivalent to taking
20,000 cars off the road,”
said Anthony E. Malkin,
of Empire State Building
Company. Retrofits typically
reduce energy consumption
by 10–20 percent, but
the team’s approach nearly
doubled the savings,
reducing 105,000 metric
tons of carbon dioxide
over the next 15 years,
lowering cooling load
requirements by 1,600
tons and dropping peak
electrical demand by
3.5 megawatts.
The retrofit will significantly reduce the Empire State Building’s carbon
footprint and energy costs—and boost indoor environmental quality
through tenant demand­controlled ventilation, more efficient windows
and coordinated ambient and task lighting.