Wisconsin-based Johnson Controls (JC) will carry out a USD20m energy efficiency retrofit of the Empire State Building. The programme, developed in partnership with the Clinton Climate Initiative, Rocky Mountain Institute and Jones Lang LaSalle, is expected to reduce energy consumption in the building by up to 38%. The project is scheduled for completion in 2013.
The partners forecast that the upgrade will reduce energy costs by approximately USD4.4m per year. The firms will use a variety of energy-saving methods, including triple-glazed windows, insulation, lighting controls, HVAC upgrades and individual tenant energy management systems.
?Commercial and residential buildings account for the majority of the total carbon footprint of cities around the world – over 70% in New York City. Beginning in February 2008, the Empire State Building has been used as a test bench to create a replicable process to reduce energy consumption and environmental impacts? says Anthony Malkin of Empire State Building Company. ?Most new buildings are built with the environment in mind, but the real key to substantial progress is reducing existing building energy consumption and carbon footprint.?
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