Q&A
Outreach efforts and financing for Local Law 97 compliance
3:28:55
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85 sec
Deputy Commissioner Laura Popa discusses the Department of Buildings' outreach efforts and financing options to help building owners comply with Local Law 97. She highlights the role of the New York City Accelerator and partnerships with utilities and state agencies.
- DOB has created a new outreach and assistance unit to support building owners
- The New York City Accelerator provides free services to help building owners comply with Local Law 97
- Partnerships with Con Edison and NYSERDA are in place to provide financing and support for compliance efforts
Laura Popa
3:28:55
But we are focusing a significant amount of amount of our time on outreach.
3:29:00
So part of the reorg involved creating a new outreach and assistance unit.
3:29:06
And then but the big player here is the New York City Accelerator, which is the city's free service, right, to help building owners comply with local 97.
Lincoln Restler
3:29:14
Absolutely.
3:29:14
And do you see Accelerator ticking up in their outreach and engagement?
3:29:17
Are you seeing
Laura Popa
3:29:18
Yes.
3:29:18
Substantially.
3:29:19
We have we have spent a lot of time working with accelerator with and and with Con Ed and Nyserta in order to get the word out, and then really the bottom line is hook building.
3:29:30
They need to know they have to comply, right, and what their responsibilities are, and then they need to be hooked up with financing.
3:29:35
And the people to do the work, and that's where the accelerator kinda had a nicer to come in.
Lincoln Restler
3:29:39
Are we starting to see actual indications of financing happening of being dispersed?
3:29:44
Yep.
3:29:44
Do we have updates on that?
3:29:45
I know.
3:29:45
No.
3:29:46
I know that's not your response.
Laura Popa
3:29:48
I don't have I we can get, like, this is how much Con Ed has, you know, allocated towards particular programs.
3:29:56
I I don't have it.
Lincoln Restler
3:29:57
Yeah.
3:29:57
I'm just interested to see the actual dollars cut out the door and reach buildings and see how many projects are happening as a result of it.
3:30:03
So It's felt very slow to see that move, but we are excited to hear that you think that it's starting to move in a positive direction.
3:30:13
I will I'll let it go with that, but thank you, Cheers, Sanchez, for being so gracious and giving me a few extra minutes.
3:30:19
Thank you.