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LEED Certification required for projects greater than $2M.

New York City Local Law 86 requires city capital projects over $2 million to attain a LEED certification.

Projects over $12 million must reduce energy costs by 20 percent, determined by the more stringent of LEED energy performance credits or the New York state energy conservation code. Projects over $30 million must reduce energy costs by 25 percent.

Projects are also required to make investments in energy efficiency that reduce energy costs by an additional 5 percent if the payback period is seven years or less.

The law contains energy and water efficiency performance requirements for building system upgrades.

Energy Star Challenge would improve the energy efficiency of commercial and industrial buildings by 10% or more, saving businesses $20 billion a year and reducing greenhouse gas emissions enough to equal those from 30 million vehicles. (US EPA)