Going Green in Support of Green Buildings Legislation

In support of legislation to green the city's building code, RPA testified before the New York City Council Committee on Environmental Protection on June 26th. Neysa Pranger, RPA Director of Public Affairs, pointed out the value of the NYC energy code, lighting upgrades, benchmarking, and audits and retrofits--each of which meets three critical goals of improving the environment, saving money, and improving economic conditions by attracting a base of green jobs. In line with these bottom lines, Pranger also encouraged the incorporation of proper incentives to protect rent regulated and rent stabilized tenants, and for the Council to approve the Green Workforce Development Trainings and Green Building Financing Plans.

Read the testimony given by Neysa Pranger, Director of Public Affairs, here.