New energy and water usage laws for properties over 50,000 square feet will go into effect as of August 1. As A/N Blog reports, that means building owners must have filed reports in order to receive a 1-100 grade via the EPA's Portfolio Manager Tool. (Like report cards, but digital and with fines up to $2K!) As for architects, come September New York State will be start conducting hard audits to check up on energy calculations on all architectural drawings. [A/N Blog]
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