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A $500 million retrofit of the NYC landmark will reduce energy use 38 percent

April 6, 2009
An ambitious energy retrofit for the Empire State Building will attempt to reach LEED Gold certification, reduce the building's energy use by 38 percent, and save 105,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide over the next 15 years. Read the Johnson Controls press release to learn which specific initiatives will achieve these benefits, including window light retrofits, a chiller plant retrofit, and ventilation control upgrades.

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Source: Johnson Controls

Preliminary analysis estimates that the GHG reductions from each new GreenPoint Rated home keeps 2.5 tons of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere each year. (StopWaste.Org)