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Buildings of Excellence Competition - Demonstration Projects

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The Buildings of Excellence Competition, managed by NYSERDA, is a solicitation for multifamily demonstration projects across New York State that prioritize clean, resilient, beautiful, and functional design. The program aims to accelerate the development of buildings that meet or exceed minimum energy performance standards while providing healthy indoor air quality and exceptional comfort for occupants. Proposers must demonstrate that their projects are profitable for developers and owners and can achieve realistic cost reductions in the construction of sustainable buildings. Selected projects are eligible for direct funding of up to $1,500,000, with a total contract term of five years from the date of award. Funding is strategically allocated with $15 million set aside for buildings eight stories or taller, $5 million for buildings seven stories or fewer, and a minimum of $10 million reserved specifically for affordable housing projects. While the competition is open to all market sectors and building heights, preference in scoring is given to projects located in disadvantaged communities, those already in the construction documents phase, and those involving the adaptive reuse of commercial office, institutional, or retail space. Proposals for this solicitation, identified as RFP 3928 Rd7, must be submitted by January 20, 2027.

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NYSERDA funds sustainable multifamily projects up to $1.5 million; applications due January 20, 2027.

Agency

New York → Nyserda

NAICS

236116 - New Multifamily Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders)

Place of Performance

The project must be located in New York State, NY, USA

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NYSERDA Buildings of Excellence Competition - Demonstration Projects (RFP 3928 Rd7)

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Description of goods to services to be bid: The Buildings of Excellence Competition (the Competition) seeks proposals for multifamily demonstration projects that will be clean and resilient, beautiful, and functional, and will provide healthy, safe, comfortable, and resilient living spaces for their occupants. The Competition aims to accelerate the design, development, construction, and operation of multifamily buildings that will meet or exceed the minimum energy performance identified in this RFP and integrate co-benefits for occupants, such as controlled and healthy indoor air quality, as well as exceptional comfort. Successful proposers will demonstrate how their projects will be profitable for the developers and owners and demonstrate realistic cost reductions in the design and construction of clean and resilient buildings. Selected projects are eligible to receive up to $1,500,000 in direct funding as well as support for initiatives focused on broad marketing and public awareness. The Competition will set aside $15 million to support projects that will be eight (8) stories or greater in height and $5 million to support projects less than or equal to seven (7) stories in height. The Competition will set aside a minimum of $10 million of the total funding available to support affordable housing projects. If changes are made to this solicitation notification will be posted on NYSERDA’s website at:www.nyserda.ny.gov/funding-opportunities Eligibility/Qualifications Requirements/Preferences: This round of the Competition will consider projects that intend to serve all market sectors, at all building heights, while primarily focusing on projects that have advanced designs. The Competition is available to projects located anywhere in New York State, regardless of whether the project will be located in an investor-owned electricity distribution company service territory. Proposals for projects that are or will be located in disadvantaged communities, are in the construction documents phase, and that involve the adaptive reuse of commercial office, institutional, or retail space to provide multifamily housing are considered in the scoring evaluation. Business enterprises awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years: None Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB) SDVOB Goal: 0.00% Minority / Women Business Enterprise contracting goals (MWBE) MBE Goal: 0.00% WBE Goal: 0.00% Disadvantaged Business Enterprise contracting goals (DBE) DBE Goal: 0.00%

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