Retro-Commissioning in New York

One of the things that amazed me in New York is extreme "environmentalist" public policy in building regulations. Bronx and Brooklyn are today inhabited by third-world people, easily manipulated by anti-rich, nationalistic slogans, reminding me to Arturo Frondizi's book "El Petroleo Es Argentino" which caused the annulment of all contracts with international oil companies and the transformation of the country from oil exporter to dependent from foreign suppliers. Thus, Alexandria Ocasio et al. ran out Amazon HQ from their city and now Mayor De Blasio's declarations are freezing investments in real estate in Manhattan.

De Blasio is proposing to reduce buildings' emission by 80% in five years or so, meaning the total energy (electricity) consumption that is the CO2 emitted by the electricity generation plants. His program is to force tall buildings to replace water and sewage etc infrastructure with new energy saving pipes and stone cover instead existing steel and glass. The builders observed that the newest skyscrapers in New York have EEAL Platinum certificate, that is, comply with the maximum environmental criteria on top of existing city regulation. The new view is that the steel and glass tall buildings are ugly and hurt the Earth environment. New York Democrats new flag says Save the Earth, what ever that it means and costs.  


"In Sydney, Australia, planning regulations, according to a recent Reserve Bank study, now add 55 percent to the price of a home." I think that in New York it is more, and the pressure will only grow to ridiculous extremes. Israel cannot stay behind.  Conclusions:

1. My business line of engineering drawings and municipal permits has a beautiful future, it seems. 

2. Urban building and commercial places will become prohibitively expensive and well placed real estate prices will rise to incredible levels, like in San Francisco. 

What is coming to Israel? This:

There are 3 steps to comply with NYC Local Law 87:

1. Energy Audit: A licensed engineering firm must conduct an ASHRAE Level II Energy Audit.  An Energy Audit is a detailed survey and analysis of a building to identify all opportunities to reduce energy and water use. The end result is a report that details all potential energy and cost-saving measures.
2. Retro-Commissioning (RCx):  Based on the findings of the Energy Audit, Vert Energy Group will conduct retro-commissioning study to identify deficiencies in your building’s base systems.  RCx ensures that building systems are operating in accordance with facility requirements and design intent.