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Community Environmental Center 
Type 501(c)3 Not For Profit Corporation Founded 1994 Founder(s) Richard M. Cherry Headquarters Long Island City, NY 11101 Website www.cecenter.org Community Environmental Center (commonly referred to as CEC) is a not-for-profit provider of weatherization 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.[1]
In 2001, CEC created Solar 1 as an education and arts organization in Manhattan's Stuyvesant Cove Park.[2] In 2005, CEC obtained a grant from the Durst Foundation to start Build it Green! NYC, a salvaged building materials retail warehouse.[3]
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.[4]
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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.[5]
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[6] and the New Construction Program[7], among others.
CEC has provided energy and LEED consulting services on two projects that have won the NYC Department of Environmental Protection's Green Building Design Competition: 1347 Bristow Street[8] and The Lee[9]. Both are low income housing multifamily buildings in New York City.
Enterprise Green Communities lists CEC as an approved Technical Assistance Provider.[10] 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
References
- ^ http://www.cecenter.org/about/
- ^ http://solar1.org/about/history/
- ^ http://bignyc.org/history
- ^ http://volunteer.nycservice.org/org/opp/10337992315.html
- ^ http://www.dhcr.state.ny.us/Apps/profiles/profile_WAPcnty.asp
- ^ http://www.getenergysmart.org/Resources/FindPartner.aspx?t=6
- ^ http://www.nyserda.org/programs/New_Construction/faqs.asp
- ^ http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/24/green-building-award-winners-named/
- ^ http://www.commonground.org/?page_id=421
- ^ http://www.greencommunitiesonline.org/tools/resources/technical%20_assistance.asp
External links
Categories:- Non-profit organizations based in New York
- Environmental organizations based in the United States
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