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Reported by Larry Suda in New York

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, former President Bill Clinton, and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Alphonso Jackson announced in late February the first-ever sustainability partnership with the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), the nation's largest public housing authority. This new partnership will allow NYCHA to become more energy efficient and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, helping to fulfill the goals of PlaNYC, the Mayor's long-term sustainability agenda.

The partnership among the City, the Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI) and HUD will help provide access to energy-efficient and clean-energy technologies at reduced prices. NYCHA's comprehensive plan includes building retrofits as well as boiler and heating system modernizations that will lead to a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from NYCHA's 2,600-plus buildings citywide. The Mayor, President and Secretary Jackson were joined by NYCHA Chairman Tino Hernandez at the Eastchester Community Center in the Bronx, a NYCHA-sponsored facility where recreational, cultural and educational programs are offered to residents and the surrounding community.

"The New York City Housing Authority is home to more than 408,000 low and moderate-income residents throughout the five boroughs. These energy saving measures will help the Authority save money, and the environmental impact of these measures will result in cleaner, healthier air for the residents living in public housing," said Mayor Bloomberg (pictured).

"These environmentally-friendly enhancements will help us do our part to put the brakes on global warming and they will also help us build a greener, greater New York."

Two years ago, NYCHA implemented an ambitious program by investing $2 billion to modernize and upgrade its aging housing stock. And now, by implementing environmentally sound strategies, NYCHA will contribute significantly to the sustainability of the City and its residents, and it will become a national dealer on green issues among public housing agencies.
CCI will help NYCHA gain access to energy-saving technology and resources through a purchasing consortium that will help the Authority buy energy efficient technologies at lower prices. The CCI will also assist the Housing Authority with the program development and launch to curb the output of carbon emissions.

Larry Suda International Correspondent USA based in New York City Lawrence V. (Larry) Suda is an International Correspondent for PMForum based in New York City, New York, USA. Mr. Suda is also CEO and Managing Partner of Palatine Group/Management Worlds, Inc. Larry has over 30 years of project management consulting and training experience and has designed and delivered world-class project and program leadership workshops using computer simulation, including a number of award-winning PM training courses and programs for NASA. A former assistant professor at the University of Maryland, he has also taught at the Universities of Iowa and Pittsburgh and is currently adjunct professor at Drexel University, where he teaches project leadership. Larry holds an MBA in Finance and Marketing from Wayne State University and a BA from Pennsylvania State University in the USA. Additional information about Larry Suda can be found at (link to Suda bio on Correspondents’ Page). Larry Suda can be contacted at lsuda@thepalatinegroup.com.