--- title: NYC’s COVID-19 building requirements threaten to derail push to cap greenhouse gas emissions description: Difficulty building owners have with relation to improving buildings to keep tenants safe from COVID-19 and the demand by the city to save energy. image: https://www.nycpace.info/hubfs/daily%20news%20-%20ll978.png --- [![nyc-pace-info-logo-with-csre-and-capalino---round-corners](https://www.nycpace.info/hubfs/nyc-pace-info-logo-with-csre-and-capalino---round-corners.png)](https://www.nycpace.info) - [About NYCPACE.info](https://www.nycpace.info/about) - [For Builders](https://www.nycpace.info/nyc-pace-for-professionals) - [For Developers](https://www.nycpace.info/nyc-pace-for-developers) - [For Property Owners](https://www.nycpace.info/nyc-pace-for-property-owners) - [Industry News](https://www.nycpace.info/blog) - [Get Started](https://intake.counterpointesre.com/index.php?r=application/eligibilityCheck) - [Contact Us](https://www.nycpace.info/contact) # NYC’s COVID-19 building requirements threaten to derail push to cap greenhouse gas emissions [Industry Leaders](https://www.nycpace.info/blog/author/industry-leaders) Aug 20, 2020 3:59:00 PM No quod sanctus instructior ius, et intellegam interesset duo. Vix cu nibh gubergren dissentias. His velit veniam habemus ne. No doctus neglegentur vituperatoribus est, qui ad ipsum oratio. Ei duo dicant facilisi, qui at harum democritum consetetur. ![](https://www.nycpace.info/hubfs/daily%20news%20-%20ll978.png) ![daily news - ll978](https://www.nycpace.info/hs-fs/hubfs/daily%20news%20-%20ll978.png?width=2278&name=daily%20news%20-%20ll978.png)   In this Daily News piece by Michael Gartland, Jordan Barowitz of the Durst Organization points out the tough spot building owners are in with relation to improving buildings to keep tenants safe from COVID-19 and the demand by the City to save energy per Local Law 97.    “To make a space more COVID safe, you’re using more carbon, and you’re penalized by Local Law 97," he stated.   *NYPACE.info editorial note: This is where PACE financing can help by funding new and improved infrastructure systems that can improve indoor air quality (IAQ) for example, while saving on operating costs.* *Read the Full Article Here: [NY Daily News](https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-covid-local-law-97-environment-durst-green-rebny-20200831-2aqm7vfmbbdlnntjnhgbun3bui-story.html)* ## Related Posts ### [Jan 22, 2020 12:44:00 PM NYC's Roofs are Getting a Sustainable Makeover](https://www.nycpace.info/blog/nycs-roofs-are-getting-a-sustainable-makeover) ### [Jan 23, 2020 12:40:00 PM Midsize Co-ops and Condos Are Outsize Energy Users](https://www.nycpace.info/blog/midsize-co-ops-and-condos-are-outsize-energy-users) ### [Oct 7, 2019 1:09:00 PM Big Decisions Loom on How NYC Will Implement Historic Carbon-Reduction Law](https://www.nycpace.info/blog/big-decisions-loom-on-how-nyc-will-implement-historic-carbon-reduction-law) ![nyc-pace_logo-w](https://www.nycpace.info/hubfs/nyc-pace_logo-w.png) NycPACE.info provides information about the NYC PACE program. NycPACE.info is a service of CounterpointeSRE.   - [About](https://www.nycpace.info/about) - [Builders](https://www.nycpace.info/nyc-pace-for-professionals) - Developers - Property Owners - [News](https://www.nycpace.info/blog) - [Get Started](https://www.nycpace.info/ask-a-question-about-pace) - [Contact Us](https://www.nycpace.info/contact) © 2026 All rights reserved. NycPACE.info provides information about the NYC PACE program as a service of CounterpointeSRE, a national C-PACE capital provider ,approved to provide capital by the NYC PACE program, and is not affiliated with the NYC PACE program. The information contained in this website is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as investment advice. Any investments or portfolio companies mentioned, referred to, or described in this website are not representative of all investments originated by CounterpointeSRE and there can be no assurance that the investments will be profitable or that other investments originated in the future will have similar characteristics or results. An investment targeting both real estate and energy industries entails a high degree of risk, including the risk of loss. No assumptions should be made that any investments identified were or will be profitable. Developed by [GiantFocal](https://www.giantfocal.com)