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Table Summaries of Green Building Standards.

43 RCNY § 10-04
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§ 10-04 Table Summaries of Green Building Standards. The following tables summarize the requirements of Section 224.1 of the Charter as they apply to the capital projects described in 43 RCNY § 10-03: (a) Requirements for capital projects for or in new buildings, additions to existing buildings and capital projects in existing buildings subject to substantial reconstruction: Table A Estimated Construction Cost Occupancy Group Green Building Standard Required Additional Energy Cost Reduction Required (See 43 RCNY § 10-05(a) for method of calculation) $2M and lower than $12M B-1 Storage (moderate hazard) B-2 Storage (low hazard) C Mercantile E Business LEED Silver or higher N/A F-1a Assembly (theaters, etc.) F-1b Assembly (churches, concert halls, etc.) F-3 Assembly (museums, etc.) F-4 Assembly (restaurants, etc.) H-1 Institutional (restrained) G Education H-2 Institutional (incapacitated) LEED-certified or higher N/A $12M or more G Education LEED-certified or higher Minimum 20% reduction in energy costs. Additional 5% or 10% (whichever is achievable) reduction required if payback within 7 years. Greater than $12M and lower than $30M B-1 Storage (moderate hazard) B-2 Storage (low hazard) C Mercantile E Business F-1a Assembly (theaters, etc.) F-1b Assembly (churches, concert halls, etc.) F-3 Assembly (museums, etc.) F-4 Assembly (restaurants, etc.) H-1 Institutional (restrained) LEED Silver or higher Minimum 20% reduction in energy costs. Additional 5% reduction required if payback within 7 years. H-2 Institutional (incapacitated) LEED-certified or higher Minimum 20% reduction in energy costs. Additional 5% reduction required if payback within 7 years. $30M or more B-1 Storage (moderate hazard) B-2 Storage (low hazard) C Mercantile E Business F-1a Assembly (theaters, etc.) F-1b Assembly (churches, concert halls, etc.) F-3 Assembly (museums, etc.) F-4 Assembly (restaurants, etc.) H-1 Institutional (restrained) LEED Silver or higher Minimum 25% reduction in energy costs. Additional 5% reduction required if payback within 7 years. H-2 Institutional (incapacitated) LEED-certified or higher Minimum 25% reduction in energy costs. Additional 5% reduction required if payback within 7 years. (b) Requirements for capital projects involving the installation or replacement of boilers, lighting systems and HVAC comfort controls: Table B Estimated Construction Cost Occupancy Group Energy Cost Reduction Required (See 43 RCNY § 10-05(a) for method of calculation) Boiler – $2M or more B-1 Storage (moderate hazard) B-2 Storage (low hazard) C Mercantile E Business F-1a Assembly (theaters, etc.) F-1b Assembly (churches, concert halls, etc.) F-3 Assembly (museums, etc.) F-4 Assembly (restaurants, etc.) G Education H-1 Institutional (restrained) H-2 Institutional (incapacitated) Minimum 10% reduction in energy costs. Lighting systems – $1M or more B-1 Storage (moderate hazard) B-2 Storage (low hazard) C Mercantile E Business F-1a Assembly (theaters, etc.) F-1b Assembly (churches, concert halls, etc.) F-3 Assembly (museums, etc.) F-4 Assembly (restaurants, etc.) G Education H-1 Institutional (restrained) H-2 Institutional (incapacitated) Minimum 10% reduction in energy costs. HVAC comfort controls – $2M or more B-1 Storage (moderate hazard) B-2 Storage (low hazard) C Mercantile E Business F-1a Assembly (theaters, etc.) F-1b Assembly (churches, concert halls, etc.) F-3 Assembly (museums, etc.) F-4 Assembly (restaurants, etc.) G Education H-1 Institutional (restrained) H-2 Institutional (incapacitated) Minimum 5% reduction in energy costs. Notes to Table B: (i) Capital projects required to comply with subdivision (a) of this section are not required to also comply with the energy cost reduction requirements summarized in this table. (ii) Capital projects for the installation of boilers at an estimated construction cost of two million dollars or more are not required to also comply with the energy cost reduction requirements summarized in this table for the installation of HVAC comfort controls. (c) Requirements for capital projects involving the installation or replacement of plumbing systems that includes the installation or replacement of plumbing fixtures: Table C Estimated Construction Cost for Plumbing Systems Occupancy Group Water Use Reduction Required (See 43 RCNY § 10-05(b) for method of calculation) $500,000 or more B-1 Storage (moderate hazard) B-2 Storage (low hazard) C Mercantile E Business Minimum 30% reduction in water use or 20% if the Department of Buildings rejects an application for the use of waterless urinals. F-1a Assembly (theaters, etc.) F-1b Assembly (churches, concert halls, etc.) F-3 Assembly (museums, etc.) F-4 Assembly (restaurants, etc.) G Education H-1 Institutional (restrained) H-2 Institutional (incapacitated) Note to Table C: Capital projects required to comply with the provisions of subdivision (a) or (b) of this section are also subject to any applicable water use reduction requirements, summarized in this table.
Source: City of New York, Charter, Administrative Code and Rules (American Legal Publishing XML export, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/newyorkcity/latest/NYCrules/0-0-0-81559Fetched: 10/24/2026

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