Purpose

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is a priority for most Dormitory Authority customers. But before reductions can be made, a baseline has to be set. An innovative software program can tell clients a building’s current greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. DASNY worked collaboratively with one of its largest clients, the City University of New York (CUNY) to develop a greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory software program that can be fully integrated into a customer’s building management and information technology systems.

The program calculates the GHG emissions a facility is producing based on the amount of fuel(s) burned and electricity usage. It also factors in things like employees’ commuting habits. The system then generates reports in two globally recognized formats. The program can be used either with an established baseline entered in the system to compare present emissions to past emissions or it can be used to create a baseline, making comparisons to future data as it is added.

DASNY (Dormitory Authority of the State of New York) is one of the largest public financing and public construction authorities in the nation. Originally created to finance and build dormitories for the state’s teachers’ colleges, DASNY is now authorized to issue bonds and to provide comprehensive construction services for a large group of clients. DASNY’s construction portfolio includes new construction and renovation projects for pubic clients in higher education, health care and court administration and other specifically authorized projects. DASNY issues bonds for private not-for-profit educational and health care clients and to  support the financing needs of certain State programs administered by the Department of Health, the Department of Education, the Office of Mental Health, the Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services, the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities and certain economic development programs.

Eligibility 

DASNY is a public benefit corporation of the State of New York empowered by the Public Authorities Law to provide financing, design and project management services for a wide variety of public purposes. The Authority offers comprehensive services  in connection with the design, construction and financing of capital facilities for a clients which include the State University of New York, City University of New York Senior Colleges, Community Colleges and Boards of Cooperative Educational Services; Cities and Counties’ Court Facilities and combined occupancy structures; the Department of Education of the State of New York; other State and local governmental entities; independent colleges and universities; facilities for the aged; certain not-for-profit hospitals and nursing homes, as well as a wide variety of other specifically named not-for-profit organizations.

Contact

Rick Stoffels
Senior Facilities Management Specialist, Construction/Project Controls

Paul T. Williams
President
Dormitory Authority of the State of New York
515 Broadway
Albany, NY 12207
(518) 257-3000