Thread: New York to mandate older buildings refits for efficiency

Elected leaders in New York City will propose a suite of laws and other initiatives on Wednesday aimed at reducing energy consumption and related emissions of greenhouse gases by requiring owners of thousands of older buildings to upgrade everything from boilers to light bulbs....

Interest is they aren't going to mandate anything with more than a five year return on investment. That's good policy.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/22/sc...ml?ref=science

Good for Mike Bloomberg.