NYC LL97 Pathways Compliance
New York City Council passed the Climate Mobilization Act (CMA) in 2019, an effort to mitigate the risks and effects of climate change. Local Law 97 of 2019, which is the main part of CMA, putting a very strict carbon emission caps for any building in NYC area (with a few exemptions) which has more than 25,000 ft2 conditioned area. By imposing this law, NYC became the first city in the world to put limits on carbon emissions for buildings. The carbon emission caps drastically reduces and become more stringent with each subsequent compliance period. Although, it is not mentioned how you reduce carbon footprint in your building, but there strictly speaking, there are only two ways, a) High quality energy audit, and b) a comprehensive retro-commissioning in your building.
VGCOM licensed engineers takes pride in staying current with the latest energy efficiency and renewable technologies and best practices, in the context of new rules and regulations. We offer a site-specific, holistic approach to energy master planning, auditing, which leads to lower costs and better results. As approved NYSERDA consultant, we offer exceptional services to minimize energy consumption to you building and thus remove/reduce penalties your building may suffer, if any.
LL97 has different carbon emission requirement for different types of buildings. Each property has different Carbon emission limit based on property type. Please refer to NYC DOB LL97 issued documentation to determine your carbon emission limits. Penalty is $268/metric ton of CO2e over the GHG limits.
For affordable housing have different rules and regulations. Refer to the table below which is published by NYC DOB.
Violations and Penalties:
So far NYC DOB has released LL97 fines in three violation categories:
- Failure to file a report— $0.50 per building square foot, per month
- Exceeding your emissions limit— $268 for each metric ton over the building’s established limit
- Providing false statements— $500,000
