“Associated Renewable takes a highly systematic and customized approach to each energy efficiency project undertaken by its team of commercial energy auditors”

New York City, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 07/25/2013 -- With the first year of compliance already underway for Local Law 87 in New York City, buildings covering at least 50,000 square feet are required to conduct an energy audit and retro commissioning every 10 years. Building owners and managers are tasked with finding the most reliable certified energy auditors to analyze energy consumption and energy cost-saving opportunities. Associated Renewable, a leading end-to-end commercial energy auditor is not only helping building owners comply with LL87 effectively, but also helping them attain grants and financial incentives for LL87 projects.

The energy consulting and carbon management company leverages the expertise of the most professional and qualified energy solutions experts and analysts. The team of energy engineers and auditors offers building owners whole-building energy audits and retro commissioning for improving energy efficiency and achieving recognition through ratings and certifications like LEED.

"Associated Renewable takes a highly systematic and customized approach to each energy efficiency project undertaken by its team of commercial energy auditors", explains a spokesperson for the company and elaborates a detailed process they follow to generate a comprehensive report of the building's energy usage.

The process starts with a formal meeting to discuss Local Law 87 with the owners and managers, conduct a preliminary analysis of the building's energy profile and discuss relevant issues such as the financing, incentives, energy saving opportunities, etc. The other steps that follow include a simple site walk-through to collect energy data; drafting a proposal and contract based on the audit level; applying for incentives to reduce the upfront costs of energy efficiency projects; followed by generating energy audit reports and energy reduction plans informed by in-depth engineering analyses.

The subsequent steps in Local Law 87 compliance involve commencing the retro commissioning process for fine-tuning and upgrading antiquated energy systems to bring them back to original levels of performance. This could involve upgrading energy management systems (EMS) to ensure all controls and set points are functioning properly, boilers are operating efficiently, & lighting and HVAC systems are operating with maximum efficiency. In addition to fine-tuning systems, Associated Renewable also implements building management systems (BMS) to manage certain factors like security, climate control, lighting, heating and other building management functions with the aim to boost the energy-saving potential.

About Associated Renewable
Associated Renewable is a leading end-to-end full service energy consulting & carbon management company. It provides custom energy efficiency solutions, leveraging renewable energy technologies to help clients deploy their projects, meet regulatory requirements, and cut energy costs while reducing their overall carbon footprint. Their efforts will help to mitigate heightened global energy concerns as well as guide businesses, government agencies, and other organizations towards a more energy efficient, sustainable and cost- effective future.

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Local Law 87 was introduced by Mayor Bloomberg and the New York City Council to effectively regulate the energy efficiency quotient in buildings.

New York City, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 07/24/2013 -- For full compliance with Local Law 87 in New York City, Associated Renewable offers building owners comprehensive energy audits and retro commissioning services which involve a technical assessment of the building's base systems as well as, identifying and correcting building system deficiencies.

Retro-commissioning is the process of improving the performance of systems through upgrades, without involving new installations. An energy engineer in the Energy Solutions team at Associated Renewable explains, "The energy conservation measures (ECMs) uncovered during retro-commissioning typically involve reprogramming controls, repairing dusty dampers, and replacing faulty actuators, valves, variable speed drives and sensors. A thorough look is also taken at how building operators are using the controls, since poor operational procedures usually lead to energy waste."

Local Law 87 was introduced by Mayor Bloomberg and the New York City Council to effectively regulate the energy efficiency quotient in buildings. Associated Renewable is a leading, end-to-end energy solutions provider in New York with a team of experts that is thoroughly qualified and authorized to conduct energy audits and retro commissioning.

Conducting systematic examination of energy consumption behavior in New York buildings that span over 50,000 square feet, will enable owners and managers to understand where exactly energy is being wasted and how much they can save on their annual energy bill from the prescribed energy efficiency measures (EEMs). Associated Renewable offers the most accurate and professional energy audit and retro-commissioning services to multi-family and commercial buildings in New York.

Energy audits and retro commissioning in large buildings are executed to improve and modify mechanical systems, reduce energy costs and savings, and create a comprehensive energy efficiency report which is filed with the Department of Buildings.

Associated Renewable ensures buildings receive the most professional and cost-effective energy audits with the backing of its highly qualified and certified engineers and analysts. The energy consulting and carbon management company also offers clients the advantage of having a dedicated in-house Grants team that identifies and applies for grants, rebates and other financial incentives to reduce energy audit project costs by 50% or more. .

About Associated Renewable
Associated Renewable is a leading end-to-end full service energy consulting & carbon management company. It provides custom energy efficiency solutions, leveraging renewable energy technologies to help clients deploy their projects, meet regulatory requirements, and cut energy costs while reducing their overall carbon footprint. Their efforts will help to mitigate heightened global energy concerns as well as guide businesses, government agencies, and other organizations towards a more energy efficient, sustainable and cost- effective future.

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New York, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 07/09/2013 -- Associated Renewable Inc. helps property managers get incentives for energy cost reduction measures in the easiest manner with the help of a team of financial and technical experts who provide proper guidance to property managers. They guide the managers through the entire process of incentives procurement. The company's dedicated Grants & Incentives team identifies applicable incentives and manages the entire application process. Right from due diligence through the application and acquisition of time-limited funds, our team of experts guides the property managers thoroughly Contact our team to inquire about your eligibility and application for performance-based or other types of financial incentives offered by NYSERDA, Con Edison and other entities.

Associated Renewable also offers building management systems (BMS). BMS is a software program that allows building owners and managers to monitor, manage and control security, lighting, heating, climate control, and other energy-consuming building systems.

BMS are useful for amalgamating data from various building systems, because integration of individual systems increases the energy saving potential and allows the building managers to come to a decision about what to run and for how long. Associated Renewable helps building owners understand how their buildings will benefit from BMS implementation by thoroughly analyzing whole-building energy usage, which can also be conducted during energy audits for ll87. Besides reducing maintenance costs, aggregating data from various sources using BMS informs climate controls when to shut off systems in low- or no-occupancy areas.

To learn more about the benefits of BMS and energy audits, clients can also request case studies, available on the website, as well as information on grants & financing. The firm often shares updates on the industry, regulations and current topics through its professional & social networking accounts on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.

About Associated Renewable
Associated Renewable is a leading end-to-end full service energy consulting and carbon management company. They offer custom energy efficiency solutions, leveraging renewable energy technologies to help clients deploy their projects, meet regulatory requirements, and cut energy costs while reducing their overall carbon footprint. Their efforts will help to mitigate heightened global energy concerns as well as guide businesses, government agencies, and other organizations towards a more energy efficient, sustainable and costs effective future.

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New York, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 06/11/2013 -- Local Law 87 helps its clients download LL87 guide & whitepaper free of cost. All they need to do is fill up an online form and submit it on the dedicated website www.local-law-87.com. Customers are also allowed to request a free LL87 proposal from the company for full compliance with the NYC mandate.

Under the purview of Local Law 87 NYC, clients have to conduct energy audit and retro-commissioning of energy-consuming systems once every 10 years. Our detailed guide and whitepaper covers all topics regarding LL87 compliance starting with: what is an energy audit? In reference to energy audits, a representative of the company explains, "An energy audit begins with a systematic examination of a building's utility bills from the past year. Subsequently, data is gathered from energy-using mechanisms such as heating equipment, boilers, chillers, electrical and lighting systems, building thermal envelopes, and heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems. These constitute a building's base systems and represent the maximum potential for energy saving and cost curtailment."

Clients can also see benefits of energy-monitoring technology by installing building management systems or building energy management systems (BEMS) with the help of Associated Renewable which basically is a software program that helps buildings manage security, lighting, climate control, heating and other energy-using systems. Building managers and owners will be able to improve efficiency of disparate building systems by integrating them together and by gaining control over which part to run and for how long. Thus, saving both energy and money at the same time, BEMS is a one-stop energy efficiency solution.

The Energy Solutions team at Associated Renewable comprises of experts and engineers with mechanical, electrical and energy management experience. We offer complete solutions for integrated building management systems to lessen energy costs and augment energy efficiency. The company is dedicated and passionate about their work; thus, customers receive premier energy efficiency services in the market.

About Associated Renewable
Associated Renewable is a leading end-to-end full service energy consulting and carbon management company. They offer custom energy efficiency solutions, leveraging renewable energy technologies to help clients deploy their projects, meet regulatory requirements, and cut energy costs while reducing their overall carbon footprint. Their efforts will help to mitigate heightened global energy concerns as well as guide businesses, government agencies, and other organizations towards a more energy efficient, sustainable and costs effective future.

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Local Law 87 now requires properties exceeding 50,000 square feet in New York City to get a minimum of a Level 2 energy audit done for compliance with Local Law 87.

New York, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/08/2013 -- Local Law 87 now requires properties exceeding 50,000 square feet in New York City to get a minimum of a Level 2 energy audit done for compliance with Local Law 87. An energy audit is a formal technical assessment of a building's base systems, which involves improving and modifying electrical & mechanical systems, optimizing energy performance through energy efficiency measures, quantifying energy costs and savings, and reporting the findings of the assessment to the client.

Energy audits in New York City have been made mandatory as they identify ways to reduce energy consumption while maintaining and improving tenant comfort. Apart from identifying energy waste and overconsumption, an energy audit seeks to prioritize cost-effective energy saving opportunities. The costs and benefits vary by the level of energy audit.

Under the purview of LL87, NYC buildings larger than 50,000 square feet will be required to file an Energy Efficiency Report with the Department of Buildings, which includes findings of the energy audit and retro-commissioning measures conducted. According to Local Law 87 NYC rules, the building's energy audit and retro commissioning can be performed up to four years prior to the due date, which for many properties starts in 2013. The compliance date is determined by the last digit of the building's tax block number.

New York City's Local Law 87 requires that energy audits and retro-commissioning be conducted by independent, certified energy auditors and retro-commissioning agents. Independent auditors refer to auditors that are not employed by or part of the building's staff. Certified energy auditors have professional technical expertise to conduct energy analysis and may hold additional certifications.

Certified energy auditors are experienced in all aspects of energy auditing including pre-audit work, data collection from sites visits, deployment of data logging equipment, data analysis using building simulation software and many more.

About Associated Renewable
Associated Renewable is a leading end-to-end full service energy consulting and carbon management company. They offer custom energy efficiency solutions, leveraging renewable energy technologies to help clients deploy their projects, meet regulatory requirements, and cut energy costs while reducing their overall carbon footprint. Their efforts will help to mitigate heightened global energy concerns as well as guide businesses, government agencies, and other organizations towards a more energy efficient, sustainable and costs effective future.

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Local Law 87 will impose fines for non-compliance with the mandate that requires building owners to complete energy audits by set due dates.

New York, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 04/10/2013 -- Local Law 87 will impose fines for non-compliance with the mandate that requires building owners to complete energy audits by set due dates. Property owners and managers with 5 buildings in their portfolio can face fines as much as $40,000 for delaying compliance by 2 years.

Failure to submit an Energy Efficiency Report will be regarded as a Class 2 violation, which may result in a fine of $3,000 for the first year and will accumulate with each additional non-compliant year until the Energy Efficiency Report is submitted. Apart from imposing fines, the Department of Buildings will not accept a report if outstanding fines have not been paid.

The best way to avoid these fines is to take a proactive approach to compliance and start the auditing and retro-commissioning process at least 12-18 months before the report is due. This ensures that buildings follow a comprehensive procedure to improve energy efficiency of base systems and also take advantage of grants, rebates and incentives available on a time-restricted basis.

Associated Renewable also offers Building Management Systems, a software program that allows building owners and managers to manage security, climate control, lighting, heating and other building operations. Integrating these disparate systems together can significantly increase the energy saving potential by allowing the building manager to make decisions about what to run and for how long.

The Energy Solutions team at Associated Renewable consists of mechanical, electrical and energy engineers that provide comprehensive solutions for integrated building management systems to reduce energy costs and improve energy efficiency. A team of BMS experts determines the energy-saving opportunities from linking building management systems for centralized control and monitoring.

About Associated Renewable
Associated Renewable is a leading end-to-end full service energy consulting and carbon management company. They offer custom energy efficiency solutions, leveraging renewable energy technologies to help clients deploy their projects, meet regulatory requirements, and cut energy costs while reducing their overall carbon footprint. Their efforts will help to mitigate heightened global energy concerns as well as guide businesses, government agencies, and other organizations towards a more energy efficient, sustainable and costs effective future.

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New York, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 02/26/2013 -- "As part of Local Law 84, May 1st is the compliance deadline." An excerpt from the latest announcement from the Mayor's office in NYC has suggested that property owners submit their report of energy benchmarking in NYC before the mentioned date.

Associate Renewable, a renowned and certified commercial building energ y consultant in New York, recently released a copy of the reminder from the NYC Mayor's Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability on its website.

The release says, "The City will be issuing violations on a quarterly basis to those owners who fail to submit their building's benchmarking report. If you did not meet the first benchmarking deadline, the second quarterly deadline is August 1st at 11:59 PM. The third quarterly deadline is November 1st."

Speaking of the fines imposed on the property owners who fail to submit the benchmarking report, the reminder says, "All NYC properties need to file their energy benchmarking reports by May 1st, 2013 to report energy use for 2012. Failure to report energy use will result in quarterly fines of $500 until the report is filed."

To ensure full compliance with the NYC mandate, Associate Renewable provides three levels of ASHRAE energy audits. In addition to upgrading and installing building management systems and providing the most comprehensive benchmarking services in NYC, Associate Renewable offers end-to-end energy solutions with its ASHRAE Level 1 Energy Audit (simple walk through), ASHRAE Level 2 Energy Audit (energy survey and analysis) and ASHRAE Level 3 Energy Audit (investment grade technical analysis).

Property owners can also acquire utility incentives, rebates and grants through a dedicated Grants Services team at Associate Renewable that identifies applicable incentives for energy efficiency projects and handles the entire process to reduce their energy project costs. The company's team of certified engineers visits the properties and helps the property owners navigate through the requirements of Energy Benchmark NYC laws.

About Associated Renewable
Associated Renewable is a leading end-to-end full service energy consulting & carbon management company. We offer custom energy efficiency solutions, leveraging renewable energy technologies to help our clients deploy their projects, meet regulatory requirements, and cut energy costs while reducing their overall carbon footprint. Our efforts will help to mitigate heightened global energy concerns as well as guide businesses, government agencies, and other organizations towards a more energy efficient, sustainable and costs effective future.

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Local Law 87 (LL87) recently went into effect this year and requires New York property owners to file energy efficiency reports before December 31st, 2013.

New York City, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 02/13/2013 -- Local Law 87 (LL87) recently went into effect this year and requires New York property owners to file energy efficiency reports before December 31st, 2013.

Passed in 2009, LL87 requires covered buildings which span 50,000 square feet or more, to audit their energy consumption and conduct retro commissioning of base building systems. It includes the building envelope (roof and facade), electrical systems, boiler and domestic hot water, ventilation & lighting, etc.

There are fines and penalties for property managers and owners that are unable to finish up their buildings' energy audits before the due date. As stated in the law's compliance literature, "Fines for LL87 violations are $3,000 for the first year of non-compliance and compound every year until the report is filed, which could amount to at least $40,000 for a firm that manages 5 buildings and delays compliance by just one year. The department will not accept reports until all outstanding LL87 fines are paid." The Urban Green Council recommends that properties start their energy audits at least 12 months (retro-commissioning at least 12-18 months) before the due date.

For 2013, the buildings that span over 50,000 square feet and have a tax block number ending in '3' are required to finish up their energy audits under the guidance of an independent and certified energy auditor. The same format of compliance follows next year when buildings that have a block number ending in '4' will have to file their energy efficiency reports in 2014, and so on. The first set of reports will be filed beginning in 2013 until 2022, repeating every 10 years.

Associated Renewable has a team of certified energy auditors that are qualified under the criteria set forth by the regulators. Retro-commissioned buildings use less energy, invite lower utility bills, have extended equipment life and, provide higher tenant comfort and operational efficiency. Associated Renewable offers such building management tools control and monitor the building's mechanical and electrical equipment.

About Associated Renewable
Associated Renewable is a leading end-to-end full service energy consulting & carbon management company. It provides custom energy efficiency solutions, leveraging renewable energy technologies to help clients deploy their projects, meet regulatory requirements, and cut energy costs while reducing their overall carbon footprint. Their efforts will help to mitigate heightened global energy concerns as well as guide businesses, government agencies, and other organizations towards a more energy efficient, sustainable and cost- effective future.

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Energy Management Systems consultancy has become an essential component of energy efficiency thanks to the New York City Local Law 87 effective from this Year 2013,

New York City, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 01/30/2013 -- Energy Management Systems consultancy has become an essential component of energy efficiency thanks to the New York City Local Law 87 effective from this Year 2013, under the purview of which buildings spanning 50.000 square feet or more are required to conduct energy audits and retro commissioning by a non-staffed, independent and certified expert.

But what is an energy audit and why it is required? A reliable source explains, "An energy audit is a formal technical assessment of a building's base systems, which involves improvement and modifications to mechanical systems, optimizing energy performance through energy efficiency technologies, quantifying energy costs and savings as well as, reporting the findings of the assessment to the Department of Buildings in an energy efficiency report."

Energy audits are required to understand the energy consumption logistics of a building. New York City's Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the City Council mandated energy audits with the goal of tackling energy efficiency issues in buildings with large occupancy levels.

Owners and managers of buildings covering more than 50,000 square feet are then required to conduct energy audits and retro commissioning with relatively short periods of 1 to 4 years. The first set of energy audits required under Local Law 87 is due by end of the year in 2013.

The law puts forth certain requirements for auditors who can do energy audits for clients. Associated Renewable is a leading firm that offers comprehensive Local Law 87 energy auditing and retro-commissioning services for its clients. It has a dedicated team of professionals, engineers, grants specialists and technicians that assists customers in their goals to conserve energy for compliance with the new law.

The company supplies and implements the most lucrative and feasible renewable energy technologies. It also provides efficient tools such as building management systems to control and monitor the building's mechanical and electrical equipment.

Also, the company provides the energy management system tools to monitor, control and optimize the performance of generation and transmission system. Their team of grants specialists provides grants, rebates and incentives to reduce the cost of commercial building energy improvements as well.

About Associated Renewable
Associated Renewable is a leading end-to-end full service energy consulting & carbon management company. It offers custom energy efficiency solutions, leveraging renewable energy technologies to help clients deploy their projects, meet regulatory requirements, and cut energy costs while reducing their overall carbon footprint. The efforts will help clients mitigate heightened global energy concerns as well as guide businesses, government agencies, and other organizations towards a more energy efficient, sustainable and costs effective future.

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