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Empire State Building to Undergo Groundbreaking Retrofit Program

Submitted by eBoom Staff on April 6, 2009

The Empire State Building will undergo a $500 million retrofit, to make the building more energy efficient.

The work on the Empire State Building will commence immediately and is expected to be completed by 2013. When the project is finished, the Empire State Building will have reduced its energy consumption by 40%. Furthermore, it will save 4.4 million in annual energy savings costs.

Commercial and business buildings account for close to 80% of the world's carbon footprint. And, as President Clinton explains, "in this distressed economic climate, there is a tremendous opportunity for cities and building owners to retrofit existing buildings to save money and save energy."

Read the full story at the William J. Clinton Foundation: Team of Experts Announces Groundbreaking Energy Efficiency Retrofit Project At Empire State Building [8]

Nathanael Baker is the Managing Editor of EnergyBoom. He has researched and reported on the issues of renewable energy, sustainability, and climate change for over two years. He has provided research to the New York Times and The Economist, as well as being published on different media outlets including, The Energy Collective.