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Building Bridges to Net Zero

The NextGen NYCHA Sustainability AgendaBomee Jung, NYCHA

Sean Flynn, Curtis + Ginsberg ArchitectsJill Lerner, KPF

Ashok Raiji, ArupCameron Thomson, Arup

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Agenda

1. The current NYCHA context and how we got here2. NextGen NYCHA Goals3. Energy: What we can do with retrofits4. Oh, but we could do so much more! (C+G, KPF, Arup)

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1 in 14 New Yorkers calls NYCHA “home”

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NYCHA’s Portfolio is Large and Varied…

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And It Is Aging.

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30% Decrease in Federal Capital Funding Since 2001

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$1 Billion Loss in Operating Funding Since 2001

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State of the Art in 1939

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By and large, still there.

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What’s the installed technology?

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Pre 19802%

1980s32%

1990s46%

2000s15%

2010s5%

Apartments by Boiler Vintage

Gas+ / Steam84%

Gas+ is firm gas with dual-fuel burners

Apartments by Fuel & Distribution Type

Gas / Hydronic 5%

Gas+ / Hydronic 3%

ConEd Steam 2%

Gas / Steam 6%

Oil /Steam 0.4%

Indirect Instant 45% Indirect Tank 52%

Gas Heater 3%

Apartments by DHW Type

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How are we doing?

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Site Energy Use Intensity(kBTU/sf)

85NYC MultifamilyMedian

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2012 IEQ Survey

53% reported in-migrating smoke

40% report daily pest sightings

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NextGeneration NYCHA Strategies

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Fund

1. Secure relief from PILOT2. Improve collection of

resident rent and fees3. Lease ground floor spaces4. Reduce central office costs

Operate

5. Transform to digital organization

6. Localize property management

7. Pursue comprehensive sustainability agenda

8. Increase safety and security

(Re)Build

9. Refine capital planning strategy

10. Provide land to support creation of affordable housing units

11. Use HUD programs to preserve units

12. Adopt design excellence practices

Engage Residents13. Transform from direct service provision to a partnership model 14. Leverage philanthropic dollars through a 501(c)(3)15. Connect you to quality employment

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• Focus on enhancing our core capacity as a housing provider• Address all four key sustainability responsibilities:

1. Healthy indoor environments / IEQ2. Energy (Retrofits, management, distributed generation strategy)3. Water (Retrofits, in-building and on site management)4. Waste (Reduction and management)

• Extend the discipline of performance metrics beyond energy• Integrate sustainability into the “common practice” in Development, Capital, and

Operations divisions• Engage residents in sustainability through highly effective partnerships

NextGen NYCHA Sustainability Agenda

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Strategic Capital Planning

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Total Need: $16.6 Billion

Annual Bids:$535 Million

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Reinvest in operations capacity

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Where’s it going?

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Source Energy UseNYCHA Buildings

SPACE HEATING41%

DHW 24%

APARTMENT ELECTRIC21%

COMMON AREA ELECTRIC14%

NYC Mayor’s Office of Sustainability

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Manage Energy? We can do that.

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Heating Index 2012-2014(BTU/SF/HDD)

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But energy efficiency retrofits gets us part way there

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Water-saving FixturesLighting - Exterior & SiteLighting - Common Area Lighting - Apartment Envelope - Roof InsulationEnergy Star AppliancesControls - Wireless Energy ModulesControls - Steam TrapsControls - Thermostatic Radiator ValvesBoilers - Repair/ReplaceBoilers - Instant Hot WaterBoilers - Cogeneration

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Site Energy Use Intensity(kBTU/sf)

Typical Scope of Work

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Building Bridges to Net Zero

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