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NYC Energy Tools
New York City is reducing energy use and carbon emissions in its municipal buildings.
We supply the free tools to help City agency employees get it done.
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Equipment is just the beginning — learn about the resources we offer that can help you make the most of NYC Energy Tools.
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Guides
Explore guides to help you evaluate common retrofits and optimize building systems.
Case Studies
Learn how agency staff have put our equipment to use in their facilities.
About NYC Energy Tools
NYC Energy Tools is a new hub for City agency facility personnel that brings together the free equipment lending and advisory services that the Field Equipment Lending Library (FELL) has been providing since 2013, plus training resources and measurement guides developed by CUNY Building Performance Lab and NYC DCAS Division of Energy Management (DEM) to help agencies carry out energy reduction projects.
For more information, Getting Started is the place to begin. If you have specific questions, our team is ready to help – please contact us.
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M&V Resources
Browse through our measurement guides for evaluating pre- and post-retrofit conditions of common retrofits.
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Welcome to our New Site!
We are excited to welcome you to the new home of the Field Equipment Lending Library, brought to you by the NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services Energy Management DEM and CUNY BPL. Check out our Getting Started page for more information on how to use our site.
Featured Resources
Airborne Infection Risk Calculator (AIRC)
An airborne contagion modeling tool designed to assist facility managers, building engineers, and public and occupational health professionals in prospectively evaluating individual infection and community transmission risks associated with specific indoor environments.
noBAS Building Re-tuning Guide
A set of Building Re-tuning-like measures that use readily available data loggers and sensors in lieu of a Building Automation System. These instruments are included in defined kits for each measure, along with a notebook computer and/or tablet and associated data management software.
Featured Equipment
CO2/Temp/RH Data Logger
Measures and records carbon dioxide, temperature and relative humidity. Uses bluetooth to transmit data wirelessly to a mobile device using the HOBOconnect app.
Indoor Air Quality
Occupancy
Logger
HVAC
Vane Thermo-Anemometer
Displays and stores air velocity and temperature readings from the built-in thermometer or from an externally connected type K or J thermocouple temperature probe. Data is stored on an SD card for transfer to a computer.
Air Flow
Temperature
Meter
HVAC
Demand Controlled Ventilation Measurement Kit
Use this kit to measure the energy consumption of a facility’s air handling unit (AHU) system retrofitted with a demand control ventilation (DCV) system.
Air Flow
Energy
HVAC