NYSERDA recognized six engineering firms, including En-Power Group, for achieving double or triple the required energy savings on projects completed through the authority's Multifamily Performance Program (MPP).
Partners in MPP-energy specialists focused on improving multifamily building performance-earned the awards for providing work on an MPP project. The winning projects maximize energy efficiency to reduce energy consumption, costs and waste in multifamily buildings, while providing a more comfortable, healthy and sustainable environment for residents.
"Congratulations to the winners for leading the industry in NYS to improve energy efficiency in multifamily buildings," said Tom Barone, acting VP of operations and energy services, NYSERDA. "As we work together to advance gov. Cuomo's energy agenda, multifamily buildings provide opportunities to have a major impact on energy use and the environment."
Energy savings in the multifamily sector complements governor Andrew Cuomo's BuildSmart NY program, an initiative to improve energy efficiency in state buildings to reduce costs and environmental emissions. The target for Build Smart NY is a 20 percent reduction in state energy use intensity over seven years, compared to a 2010/2011 baseline.
En-Power Group received the Installer Award for Existing Buildings for saving 17,646 million BTU in electricity and fuel across projects in existing buildings.
The objective of each multifamily building project participating in MPP is to maximize energy efficiency to lower energy costs while improving the health and comfort of residents. Through the Multifamily Energy Performance Portfolio, owners, condo/co-op boards and developers have access to technical assistance, funding and low-cost financing from NYSERDA to implement energy efficiency measures.
In addition to En-Power, five other engineering firms in New York City and Buffalo were awarded other MPP honors. For more information about NYSERDA's Multifamily Energy Performance Portfolio, call 1-866-NYSERDA or visit www.nyserda.ny.gov/multifamily Tags: