Vision.

Jul 23, 2019

Join the Green Building Worldwide CEO to CEO Roundtable covered to discuss the impact of three ups-zoned corridors impacting some 650 blocks and the anticipated Opportunity Zones. Critical factors such as affordable housing and clean energy will also be discussed.  Space is limited, be sure to register.

Investing in Opportunity Act: Overview

Officially called the Investing in Opportunity Act, Opportunity Zones promises to pump a massive amount of investments into America’s most impoverished communities. Opportunity Zones to be an economic development tool designed to infuse 6 trillion dollars. New York City will have 306 such opportunity zones.  This program will catalyze rezoning and development and have broad implications for transit systems, housing strategies, and overall economic growth. 

The Discussion: National Opportunity Zone Program and its Impact

• Types of investors and projects will actually benefit from Opportunity Zones

• How Opportunity Zones Impact on the Clean Economy

• Why New York City’s Opportunity Zones will incentivize Affordable Housing

• Impact of the Opportunity Zone program on NYCs Massive Rezoning of Jerome Avenue, East Harlem, East New York and Downtown Far Rockaway.

The Event Details: Tower 49, New York City

Location: Tower 49, 12 East 49th Street, New York City

Event Type: CEO to CEO Roundtable and Networking Mixer

Date:  Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Time:  4:30 to 6:00pm

Registration Includes: Appetizers, Refreshments, Presentations and Networking

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About Green Building Worldwide: GBW is a strategic research, advisory, and legislative consulting firm. Key to our movement is the analysis of NYCs recent up zonings. We provide next generation platforms to support building, corporate, environmental and policy leaders involved in capital and development projects. GBW has produced the Currently, we are actively researching and involved with projects impacting over $90 billion in built assets. Our aim is to continue to fill in gaps across key infrastructure, real estate  and energy sectors.

We look forward to continuing our work of bridging the gap. If you would like to know how you can become involved in our efforts, contact me directly  at  212.500.1160, Ext. 700.

Our forums are a collaboration between Green Building Worldwide and the Equitable Infrastructure Group. We thank you for your continued participation.

Best regards,

L. Charlie Oliver

CEO

Green Building Worldwide

Dec 13, 2018

CEO to CEO ROUNDTABLE AND HOLIDAY NETWORKING SOIREE: Moving Forward

Join Green Building Worldwide for a special CEO to CEO Roundtable and Holiday Networking Soiree designed for Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprises to be held on Thursday, December 13, 2018 from 5:30 to 7:30pm. Procurement opportunities for MWBEs with different organizations across the City and outlying New York State counties, a 54 billion dollar pool, will be shared. The challenges and barriers MWBEs face in procuring contracts will also be openly discussed. Please be sure to register, seats are limited.

In the recent disparity study it was confirmed that MWBEs in the New York Metropolitan area are still underutilized with a disparity index of 7.78; where properly utilized firms are statistically valued at around 100. MWBEs represent over 50 percent of all available vendors in the marketplace, and yet suffer a substantial disparity in the marketplace. According to this disparity study, MWBES were awarded slightly over 5 billion out of the total 54 plus billion of the total awarded contracts.

Featured guests will be agencies charged with increasing MWBE participation and MWBEs who have successfully navigated the procurement process.  

THE DISCUSSION:

Five categories of Services in Demand by City Agencies

Leveraging Opportunities through Collaboration and more

MWBE opportunities will be shared

CEO to CEO Roundtable

The When and Where: Grand Central

Time: 5:30pm to 7:30pm

Date: Thursday, December 13, 2018

Location: Grand Central, 450 Lexington Avenue, New York City

About Green Building Worldwide: GBW is a strategic research and advisory consulting firm. We provide next generation platforms to support building, corporate, environmental and policy leaders involved in capital and development projects. Inclusion in both access and delivery is also at the core of who we are.

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Please note, you are not required to attend this in order to gain access to or qualify for municipal or private contracts.

Our forums are a collaboration between Green Building Worldwide and EIG. GBW has served as a bridge for businesses to meet and dialogue with developers, GCs, Architects and municipalities.  To date we have impacted over 30 billion dollars in built assets through our forums and connectedness. 

We thank you for your continued participation and look forward to furthering our work of bridging the gap. If you would like to know how you can become involved in our efforts, contact me directly  at 212.500.1160, Ext. 700.

Best regards,

L. Charlie Oliver

CEO

Green Building Worldwide

212.500.1160, Ext. 700

Oct 11, 2018

CEO to CEO Roundtable: Redevelopment and Rezoning of the Bronx, Transformation

We will showcase Six Mega Developments Planned for the Bronx and render an Update on the Jerome Avenue Rezoning. New York City continues to be an extraordinary city of opportunity. You asked for a gathering to cover the capital project, mega development and infrastructure momentum emerging in New York City.  In response, we have designed another comprehensive discussion, GBW and EIG will accompanied by city agencies to discuss where the growth areas are. Seats are limited, early registration ends on September 27.

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REALTORS, ENGINEERS, ARCHITECTS, TECH FIRMS

The Bronx, Development in the Bronx is in full swing.  One of the benefits of the Bronx being last developed, see how the Bronx is leveraging incentives, sustainability and active design.  This discussion will look at over 2,6 million sq. ft. of real estate and an updated look at the historical Jerome Avenue rezoning of 92 blocks.

The Discussion:

• Overview of Six New Mega Projects totaling some 2.6 million square feet coming online between 2019 and 2021

• Look at Sustainability, Active Design Elements as well as Technology Requirements

• GBW Zoned In: Update and Overview of the Jerome Avenue Rezoning and Environmental Assessment shared

About the Developments:

Bronx Commons

305 Residential Units located in the Melrose Section of the Bronx.

125 Whitlock Avenue

474 Unit South Bronx mixed use Affordable Housing Project. 

425 Grand Concourse

277 residential units, 100% affordable and projected to be one of the largest Passive House developments in the United States.

2050 Grand Concourse

As a sustainable, mixed-use, mixed-income development 93 residential units

The Peninsula

740 residential units, 100 percent affordable housing

La Central

992 residential units of Affordable Housing in the Melrose section of the Bronx

The When and Where:

Place: Tower 49, 12 East 49th Street, New York City

Time:  5:30pm to 7:00pm

Date:  Thursday, October 11, 2018

Event Type: CEO to CEO Roundtable

Registration:  https://www.greenbuildingww.com/ceotoceoroundtable  OR https://squareup.com/store/eig-gbw

Registration includes: Information Packed Presentations and Hyper Networking

About Green Building Worldwide: GBW is a strategic research, communications, and legislative consulting firm. We provide next generation platforms to support building, corporate, environmental and policy leaders involved in capital and development projects. Inclusion in both access and delivery is also at the core of who we are.

The CEO to CEO Roundtables are a collaboration between Green Building Worldwide and EIG. We thank you for your continued participation.

Best regards,

Green Building Worldwide

212.500.1160

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Jun 27, 2019

CEO to CEO Roundtable: Expansion and Market Opportunities in New York City

New York City continues to be an extraordinary city of opportunity. You asked for a gathering to cover the capital project, mega development and infrastructure momentum emerging in New York City.  In response, we have designed a comprehensive discussion, GBW and EIG will accompanied by city agencies to discuss where the growth areas are. Seats are limited.

Capital

The NYC Capital Ten Year Capital strategy 95.8 billion dollars in planned spending and supports large, long term investments that aim to spur mega project development and improve the state of good repair of city infrastructure, setting the stage for unprecedented economic growth while transforming the fabric of our city. 

Development

New York City continues to experience historic population growth and economic prosperity.  To accommodate growing populations, NYC like other cities such as Paris and Tokyo is building more housing and public resources, including parks, schools, and subways, as part of large redevelopment plans.

The Discussion: 

Overview of Mega Development and Construction Momentum

Overview of Capital Project Momentum, Incentives, Commitments  

Overview of Areas Anchored by Rezoning

As we move forward, it is important for industry professionals to maintain share information on  key developments.  The CEO to CEO Roundtable affords the opportunity to learn from and dialogue across key industry sectors. 

Speakers:

New York City Economic Development Corporation  

New York City Economic Development Corporation, NYCEDC, promotes critical infrastructure and economic growth across the five boroughs of New York City. It is the official economic development corporation of NYC, charged with using City assets to drive growth, create jobs, and improve quality of life. 

New York City Housing Department of Preservation and Development

Established in 1978, the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development HPD, is the largest municipal housing preservation and development agency in the nation. 

The agency's mission is to promote the quality and affordability of the city's housing and the strength and diversity of its many neighborhoods. HPD is responsible for carrying out Housing New York,  Mayor Bill de Blasio's initiative to build or preserve 300,000 affordable homes by 2026. HPD is leading the Mayor's charge, in partnership with over 13 sister agencies, advocates, developers, tenants, community organizations, elected officials, and financial institutions.

The New York City Department of City Planning

The Department of City Planning, DCP, is NYCs primary land use agency and is instrumental in designing the City’s physical and socioeconomic framework. NYCEDC administers the payment of these funds, which must be used to help underwrite the costs of capital projects that provide the City with a public benefit. 

City planning lies at the nexus of many disciplines. It blends theoretical insights from the social sciences and natural sciences with urban, planning, and design concepts.

The New York City Department of Design and Construction

To manage the NYC 15 billion dollar portfolio, DDC partners with other City agencies, architects and consultants, whose experience bring efficient, innovative, and environmentally conscious design and construction strategies to city projects. DDC is the primary capital construction project manager for the City of New York. DDCs client agencies which consist of the Department of Transportation, and the Department of Environmental Protection, furnish the planning and funding for these projects. It is their job to provide the highest standard of engineering design and construction management required for successful delivery.  New York City has the most extensive network of streets, water mains, and storm and sewers. DDC work does not stop at buildings, they also design and improve vital infrastructure.

The When and Where:

Place: Colgate Palmolive Building, 300 Park Avenue, New York City

Time:  6:00pm to 7:30pm

Date:  Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Event Type: CEO to CEO Roundtable

Registration includes: Information Packed Presentations and Hyper Networking

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About Green Building Worldwide: GBW is a strategic research, communications, and legislative consulting firm. We provide next generation platforms to support building, corporate, environmental and policy leaders involved in capital and development projects. Inclusion in both access and delivery is also at the core of who we are.

The CEO to CEO Roundtables are a collaboration between Green Building Worldwide and EIG. We thank you for your continued participation.

Best regards,

Green Building Worldwide

212.500.1160

May 17, 2017

The CEO to CEO PowerBreakfast 

Join Green Building Worldwide as we convene CEO's from multiple sectors on Wednesday, May 17th, 2017 for a CEO to CEO Roundtable discussion on the Business of Green Building. As sustainable, green, building is evolving and advancing the CEO roundtables offer the primary format to discuss the implications, opportunities, and most meaningful approaches. The roundtable is designed to bring stakeholders together for cross sector collaboration for a timely discourse on energy, built assets, infrastructure, and public private partnerships.  

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The CEO to CEO Roundtables, entitled the Business of Green Building, will discuss important legislatively enacted and/or strongly debated topics which have the potential to impact both built assets and the positioning of the green building momentum.

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The Roundtable Discussion:

• 421A, Affordable New York

• Design Build

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421A

The 421-a Tax Incentive program is a partial real estate tax exemption for the new construction of multi-family rental housing. Buildings in a defined “Geographic Exclusion Area” are not eligible for the program unless they receive governmental assistance and/or agree to keep 20 percent of the units affordable to low-income households. The tax benefit is a construction period exemption, plus a post-construction exemption of varying lengths from the increase in real estate taxes resulting from the work.  The 421-a benefits vary depending on factors such as location, method of construction and if requirements for affordable housing have been met. 

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Design Build

Design-build is a method of project delivery in which one entity – the design-build team – works under a single contract with the project owner to provide design and construction services. One entity, one contract, one unified flow of work from initial concept through completion – thereby re-integrating the roles of designer and constructor. Design-build is an alternative to the traditional design-bid-build project delivery method. Under the latter approach, design and construction services are split into separate entities, separate contracts, separate work. Across the country and around the world, design-build successfully delivers both horizontal and vertical construction projects with superior results – no matter what the project type.

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The CEO to CEO Roundtable: 

The CEO to CEO Roundtable is convened for discussion on issues impacting key sectors.  Here, city, state and federal conversations are centered around initiatives which will have the greatest impact on infrastructure.

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About Us: Green Building Worldwide (GBW) is a Strategic Research, Communications, and Legislative Consulting firm. GBW examines, and communicates the movement of government, the private sector and individual leaders in delivering sustainable buildings and resilient infrastructure. 

Jun 15, 2017

The CEO to CEO PowerBreakfast 

Join Green Building Worldwide as we convene CEO's from multiple sectors on Thursday, June 15th, 2017 for a CEO to CEO Roundtable discussion on the Business of Green Building. As sustainable, green, building is evolving and advancing the CEO roundtables offer the primary format to discuss the implications, opportunities, and most meaningful approaches. The roundtable is designed to bring stakeholders together for cross sector collaboration for a timely discourse on energy, built assets, infrastructure, and public private partnerships.  

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The CEO to CEO Roundtables, entitled the Business of Green Building, will discuss important legislatively enacted and/or strongly debated topics which have the potential to impact both built assets and the positioning of the green building momentum.

Market Outlook: Capital Projects 

In these economically and politically challenging times, Capital projects and infrastructure, CP&I, CEOs acknowledge that they need to address greater expectations from wider stakeholders if they want to grow their business successfully. Forging good governmental relationships is key, given government’s frequent involvement in infrastructure projects. Cultivating and adapting to a world of multiple stakeholders, diverse values and attitudes is also critical. And given the public scope of many capital and infrastructure projects, communicating the environmental impact and the wider value for local communities will also be an important part of doing business in this new multi-polar world. - PwC 

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The CEO Discussion:​

• Mandatory Inclusionary Housing

• Zoning for Quality and Affordability

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Mandatory Inclusionary Housing

Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH) is a zoning tool developed by the Department of City Planning and the Department of Housing Preservation and Development, which requires developers to include affordable housing in areas that are rezoned to allow for more housing development.

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Zoning for Quality and Affordability

This represents one of the most significant updates to the Zoning Resolution in decades. Zoning establishes limits on the use, size, and shape of buildings, with numerous zoning districts mapped in the city’s diverse neighborhoods to reflect their varying density and character. These limits help give shape to neighborhoods and predictability to their future. But sometimes they also have unintended consequences, discouraging the very types of outcomes they were intended to encourage. ZQA addresses several ways in which these regulations, drafted a generation ago, have in practice discouraged the affordability and quality of recent buildings.

The CEO to CEO Roundtable: Described

The CEO to CEO Roundtable is convened for discussion on issues impacting key sectors.  It consists of persons with similar interprets and job titles.

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About Us: Green Building Worldwide (GBW) is a Strategic Research, Communications, and Legislative Consulting firm. GBW examines, and communicates the movement of government, the private sector and individual leaders in delivering sustainable buildings and resilient infrastructure.