Energy Efficiency & Green Building Solutions Since 1994Long Island City, Queens, New York

www.CECenter.orgHelping to save our fragile earth, one building at a time.

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THE PEOPLE OF CECCEC’s staff began as an intrepid group of 18

in 1994. Today, CEC’s staff numbers more

than 100.

The men and women of CEC are energy

auditors and retrofitters, professional

engineers and energy modelers, educators

and community leaders. They bring

technical expertise and years of

experience, as well as supreme dedication,

to their work.

Photos: Peter Sylvester

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Building Performance Analysis (Energy Audit) • Retrofitting

Local Law Compliance • Renewable Energy Feasibility

Solar Hot Water (SHW) and Solar PV • Off-Site Energy Management

CEC’S HIGH-PERFORMANCE BUILDING SERVICES • Sustainability Planning

• Energy Analysis & Modeling

• Construction Oversight

• Commissioning

• LEED & Green Communities

Consulting

• Green Education for

Facilities Personnel

Queens Library, Sunnyside.Wadsworth Terrace. Photo: Alexis GreeneThe Gateway School. Photo: Courtesy Gateway School

Opposite page: Briar Oaks. Photo: Peter Sylvester

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ENERGY EFFICIENCYMultifamily Apartment Houses, Community Facilities and Residences for 1-4 Families

“As the owner of over two-dozen residential and

commercial buildings in Brooklyn, we are very con-

cerned about the cost of energy in the operation of

our buildings. We consistently turn to CEC for their

advice and the most up-to-date understanding of

best practices in the weatherization of existing

buildings.”

- Getz Obstfeld, President, Community Developers, Inc.

“Your crews insulated our whole house, weather-

stripped our doors, insulated our heating pipes,

improved our water heater, installed a solid dryer

exhaust pipe, installed CO and smoke detectors, in-

stalled CFL bulbs, and replaced our aerators and a

shower head. We are looking forward to seeing the

reduction on our utility bills.”

- Moshe and Tsipora F., Queens

SeCEC’s Programs

Since 1994, CEC has brought energy efficiency to more than 30,000 apartments and homes.

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Since 1994, weatherization has been the core

program of CEC’s Energy Efficiency services.

CEC is the largest provider of weatherization

under New York State’s Weatherization

Assistance Program (WAP) and an approved

provider of the New York State Energy Research

and Development Authority’s energy efficiency

programs. Working with NYSERDA, CEC helps

building owners and home owners secure

government funds to offset the cost of energy

efficiency retrofits.

Photos: Peter Sylvester

RECOVERY October 29, 2012: Hurricane Sandy hits

New York City.

CEC’s Programs

2013: CEC works with the New York State Energy Research and Develop-

ment Authority’s (NYSERDA) EmPower New York program to assist with

post-Sandy relief efforts for low-income home owners in the Rockaways,

Coney Island and Staten Island.

NYC°COOLROOFS CEC supports PlaNYC and a greener, greater New York by 2030.

For the 4th year, CEC oversees the city’s °CoolRoofs program.

A 21st-century classroom for environmental education.

THE COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER ECOHOUSE

9The David M. Koch Theatre. Photo: Courtesy NYC °CoolRoofs

Photos: Peter Sylvester

“What I can do at home to con-

serve energy is to have a solar-

powered fan, so that the fan

gets energy from the sun. Also I

should cut off all the lights

when I’m not using them to save

energy.”

- 8th Grader, IS 364, Brooklyn

In 2005 another division of CEC wasborn: Build It Green!NYC, betterknown as BIG!NYC.

Materials from buildings that are beingdemolished or renovated, furnishingsfrom individuals who are remodelingtheir homes or apartments, manufac-turers’ overstock – BIG!NYC, located inboth Astoria, Queens, and Gowanus,Brooklyn, salvages these resources andoffers them to the public at greatly reduced prices.

Build It Green!NYCCEC’S Retail Outletfor SalvagedMaterials

Photos: Tamás Révész

Reduce Reuse Recycle

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Top and Right: Students K-12. Courtesy Solar One

Above: The planned Solar 2, with its vegetative sheath and

floating solar panels. Courtesy Kiss + Cathcart Architects

Solar One: CEC’S EnvironmentalEducation Affiliate

CEC founded Solar One in 2003, to teach about the interdependence of buildings, human beings and the natural world.

Solar One’s programs include K-12 Education, the GreenDesign Lab, Enrichment Workshops, Clean Energies Connections, Whole Buildings, the Green Workforce, anda solar-power Arts & Events series.

Solar 2

Solar One plans to break ground for Solar 2, an 8,000-square-foot green arts- and-education center. Solar 2will be the only net-zero non-residential building of itssize and scope in a major U.S. city.

A state-of-the-art merging of design and content, Solar2 will offer a wealth of learning possibilities to studentsof any age.

Youngsters with solar-powered vehicles. Courtesy Solar One

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As we look to the future, the climate crisis moreand more clouds what that future will look like.

Two things, however, show clearly. The earth we in-habit will differ consider-ably, and the way we livemust change significantly,if we are to survive.

It is a daunting challenge.But I am optimistic. I be-lieve that people through-out the world, includingmany national leaders, un-derstand the magnitude ofthe work that lies ahead. Ibelieve that ultimately wewill respond to this crisisand create an even betterworld than the one basedon fossil fuels for its en-ergy. I believe there willbe a more healthful exis-tence for all. And a greeneconomy that opens up more opportunities for more

people than the economy we leave behind.

It is CEC’s responsibility to provide leadership as wemove into this new world. It is CEC’s obligation to

continue to fight for, andimplement, programsthat ensure the neweconomy will be a func-tioning one; that morepeople will receive train-ing and chances to par-ticipate in this economy;and that the public willlearn about theprospects and possibili-ties opening beforethem.

CEC’s mission is not justto respond to the climatecrisis, but also to joinhands with others. Toturn the risk of losing allthat we know into the

opportunity to gain more than we have ever known.

The Climate Crisis, CEC and the FutureBy Richard M. Cherry, Founder and CEO

The Board of Directors

Photo: Tamás Révész.

Editor: Alexis Greene • Design & Cover Photo: Rori Baldari

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Green Jobs for a Sustainable Future

CEC provides on-the-job training for men and women who wishto embark on careers in the energy efficiency field.

In support of the statewide Green Jobs – Green New York(GJGNY) program administered by NYSERDA, CEC provides ca-reer pathways, regularly hiring men and women for our BPI-accredited crews; as energy auditors and technicians; andengineers and energy modelers.

CEC also supports the most vulnerable of New York’s citizens,by working with Green City Force (GCF) to ensure that thesemen and women acquire the skills to help shape a sustainablefuture.

RICHARD CHERRY

President and CEO

DON ELLIOTT

Bryant Burgher Jaffe,

LLP

LAWRENCE F. GRAHAM

Chief Administrative

Officer, St.

Bartholomew’s

Church

SUSAN KAPLAN

President,

BuildingWrx

NICHOLAS LEMBO

Principal,

Monadnock

Construction, Inc.

RAYMOND G. MCGUIRE

Kauff McGuire &

Margolis, LLP

KAREN OUTLAW

Executive

Director,

Norcross Wildlife

Foundation

DAVID PAGAN

Executive

Director, Los Sures

(Retired)

GREGORY P. PRESSMAN

Partner, Schulte, Roth

& Zabel, LLP

Photos: Above, Tamás Révész. Upper and lower right: André O. Watts

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2009-2011 2012-2013 2014

The Community Environmental Center EcoHouse

CEC creates and builds the EcoHouse & tours itthroughout NYC.

CEC receives $3 million HUD grant to developaffordable housing initiatives.

CEC manages the NYC °CoolRoofs program.

CEC’s 20th Year

CEC celebrates 20 yearsof leadership.

Former VP Albert Gore & NYC Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg coat a cool roof in Long Island City, Queens. Photo: NYC Mayor’s Office

CEC Receives Stimulus Funding through ARRA

CEC retrofits more than 10,000 units in Spring Creek Towers and Lindsay Park.

Installs the 1st solar thermal systems for multifamily buildings in Brooklyn.

Works with Green City Force to train young NYers for green careers.

NYC selects CEC to manage the NYC °CoolRoofs program.

CEC is an awardee of the DOE’s Weatherization Innovation Pilot Program.

CEC heads the NYC Emergency Cooling Program.

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1994 2000 2001 2003

Community EnvironmentalCenter, A Visionary Not-For-Profit, is founded

The first citywide not-for-profit to address theconnection among inner-city neighborhoods, existing buildings andenvironmental issues.

CEC Broadens Its Focusto Include EnvironmentalEducation

The NYC Economic Development Corporation(EDC) designates CEC tomaintain Stuyvesant CovePark, newly constructedon a brownfield along theManhattan bank of theEast River between 18thand 23rd Streets, and toset up and run an environmental learningcenter there.

CEC Becomes a MajorProvider of State andCity Programs

Develops and implementsthe Assisted MultifamilyProgram (AMP) for NYSERDA throughout NewYork State.

Generates high-efficiencyspecifications for the Department of HousingPreservation and Development (HPD) andtrains architects on theiruses.

CEC Founds Solar One

NYC’s 1st stand-alonesolar-powered building,Solar One becomes adistinguished center forteaching young peopleabout the environmentand the climate crisis.

CEC: Since 1994Innovation  Excellence  Expansion National RecognitionNational RecognitionCEC: Since 1994Innovation  Excellence  Expansion

2005

CEC Founds a Centerfor Re-Use of BuildingMaterials

Launches Build ItGreen!NYC, the city’s1st program committedto salvaging building materials and furnishings.

CEC’S Clients and Partners Include:

43-10 11th Street, Long Island City, NY 11101www.CECenter.org

AAD Construction Corp.

Aguilar Gardens Inc.

Arup

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

Andrew Bartle Architects

Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development, Inc.

Atlantic Development Group

Briar Oaks Cooperative Apartments

The Bridge

Calvert Apartments

Columbia University

Common Ground

Community League of the Heights

Dasher Engineering

Erasmus Neighborhood Federation, Inc.

Erin Construction

Fifth Avenue Committee

Goshow Architects

Gramatan Management, Inc.

Grenadier Realty Corporation

Harlem Congregation for Community Improvement, Inc.

Hills Associates

Hope Community, Inc.

Housing Action Council, Tarrytown, NY

IGM Holdings, Inc.

InterAgency Council of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Agencies, Inc.

Kiss + Cathcart Architects

Amistad Realty & Rental Management

The Lower East Side Girls Club

Lindsay Park Housing Corporation

Majora Carter Group

Manhattan Valley Community Development Corporation

Neighborhood Housing Services of Jamaica, Inc.

New York City Department of Housing Preservation& Development

New York City Parks & Recreation

New York City School Construction Authority

New York Foundling

New York Industrial Retention Network

New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)

New York University

Perkins Eastman

Perkins+Will

Poly Prep Country Day School

The Preservation Company, Inc., Peekskill, NY

PWB Management Corporation

Queens College

Queens Library Foundation

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