Community Environmental Center
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Community Environmental Center (commonly referred to as CEC) is a not-for-profit provider of weatherization
Weatherization
Weatherization or weatherproofing is the practice of protecting a building and its interior from the elements, particularly from sunlight, precipitation, and wind, and of modifying a building to reduce energy consumption and optimize energy efficiency.Weatherization is distinct from building...

 services for low-income eligible buildings and green building and sustainability services for all types of organizations in the New York City region. CEC was founded in 1994 to improve the lives of low-income families by making their homes more efficient, but has since expanded to provide many different green building services to all types of buildings and organizations.

In 2001, CEC created Solar 1
Solar 1
Solar 1 is New York City's only self-sustaining solar powered building. It houses educational facilities for Solar One, a non-profit organisation concerned with green energy, arts, and education. It is adjacent to Stuyvesant Cove Park, a public park which Solar One maintains for the city...

 as an education and arts organization in Manhattan's Stuyvesant Cove Park
Stuyvesant Cove Park
Stuyvesant Cove Park is a public park on the East Side of the New York City borough of Manhattan that runs from 18th Street to 23rd Street between the FDR Drive and the East River...

. In 2005, CEC obtained a grant from the Durst Foundation to start Build it Green! NYC, a salvaged building materials retail warehouse.

In 2009, CEC partnered with the New York Mayor's Office on the NYC Cool Roofs pilot program, which was created to paint building roofs a reflective white color, and lower their impact on global warming
Global warming
Global warming refers to the rising average temperature of Earth's atmosphere and oceans and its projected continuation. In the last 100 years, Earth's average surface temperature increased by about with about two thirds of the increase occurring over just the last three decades...

.

Weatherization Provider

CEC provides weatherization services to low-income housing through the national Weatherization Assistance Program, and is the implementer for parts of Brooklyn (Kings County) and Queens County.

Energy Modeling and Green Building Services

CEC is a partnering Technical Assistance firm with NYSERDA in order to provide incentives to building owners and developers who build or renovate efficiently. CEC works on the Multifamily Performance Program and the New Construction Program, among others.

CEC has provided energy and LEED
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design consists of a suite of rating systems for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings, homes and neighborhoods....

 consulting services on two projects that have won the NYC Department of Environmental Protection's Green Building Design Competition: 1347 Bristow Street and The Lee. Both are low income housing multifamily buildings in New York City.

Enterprise Green Communities lists CEC as an approved Technical Assistance Provider. The Green Communities Criteria is an alternative to LEED, targeted at low-income housing.

Additional Services

CEC also provides other services including:
  • Commissioning
  • Cellulose Insulation and Air Sealing
  • Green Operations Manuals
  • Capital Needs Assessments
  • Energy Auditing
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