our services
Who uses our services?
- Commercial Building Owners
- Multifamily Building Owners
- Industrial Building Owners
- Retail Tenants
- Co-op & Condo Boards
- Property Managers
- NYC Government
We pinpoint GHG reduction strategies:
- avoid Local Law 97’s carbon cap penalties
- reduce operating costs
- improve tenant comfort
- increase the building’s value
- develop & manage projects to improve Energy Efficiency Grade
- avoid costly contractor delays, and
- assist with financing, tax credits, & utility incentives
Six Ways IGP Improves your Bottom Line through Building Upgrades
1. We represent the Owner and Manage the Projects
IGP advises you on the 2019 Climate Mobilization Act and assists you during the planning and implementation phases of your energy efficiency retrofit project. IGP will help you select the most appropriate team of green building experts and NYSERDA1partners for your building’s project through a transparent competitive bid process. We manage a broad array of tasks, including the team’s work product, deliverables, budget, and schedule on the following energy upgrades:
- fuel conversions: oil and/or gas to electric air source heat pumps (ASHP)
- heating distribution system retrofits (water source heat pumps (WSHP) & ASHP
- building envelope improvements, including windows
- lighting upgrades vs. lighting retrofits
- Real Time Energy Management (RTEM) Systems
- Sub-metering electricity
- HVAC upgrades and replacements
- battery storage and solar PV
- solar PV and solar thermal installations
- green roofs
- geothermal
- co-generation installations, and more
2. We strategize with you to improve your LL33 Energy Efficiency Grade:
We will review your 2019 LL84 Benchmarking which determines the building’s LL33 Energy Efficiency Grade. We will advise you on the accuracy of your benchmarking results and what to do next.
3. We provide your Energy Efficiency Action Plan to avoid LL97 penalties:
We meet with you (Owners, Board of Directors, Managing Agents, Property Managers) to understand your energy efficiency, resiliency and tenant comfort goals, and:
- calculate possible LL97 Carbon Emissions Limits penalties,
- review LL87 Energy Audit Report and do an Energy Efficiency Site Visit and Action Plan
- develop a capital plan to reduce your building’s carbon emissions
4. We assist you with available Financing Options
IGP professionals have over 30 years of corporate banking, equipment leasing, private placement, high yield public bond and corporate finance experience at major financial institutions, including Chase Bank (JP Morgan Chase), CIBC, Swiss Bank (UBS) and Ernst & Young. We will help you determine the most competitive financing terms available in today’s market. IGP assists you in obtaining:
- LL96/19 PACE Energy Loan financing on building’s property tax bill
- NYCEEC Financing
- New York State and Federal government grants
- rebates and incentives: Con Edison or National Grid. Learn more …
- bank loans
- equipment leases
- Power Purchase Agreements (PSA) Learn more …
- Energy Service Agreements (ESA) Learn more …
- NYC, NYS, Federal tax credits
- NYS Energy Efficiency Performance Incentives
IGP’s analytic services include proforma analysis, evaluation of lease vs. buy alternatives, preparation of capital and operational budgets, cash flow and rate of return analysis, which you can use when approaching financial institutions.
5. We see the big picture & pay attention to details by collaborating with:
- property manager
- resident manager
- facility manager and staff
- building engineer and architect
- contractors
- legal, tax and accounting advisers
6. We Assist you to Comply with:
[1] The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is a public benefit corporation established by the State Legislature in 1975 to address the State’s energy and environmental challenges. NYSERDA is primarily funded by state rate payers through the System Benefits Charge (SBC).
