Tools

Throughout the project, numerous benchmarking tools were used to complete a comprehensive energy and sustainability analysis. The package of existing industry standard metrics and newly developed tools serve as a comprehensive means to map out a more sophisticated assessment for a building retrofit program.

The tools of another trade: structural worker during Empire State Building construction, 1930.

These models and tools helped make the Empire State Building's retrofit possible and are applicable to any large commercial building retrofit.

• Decision-Making Tools
• Rating Tools
• Design Tools

White Papers

• One building can change the world — Empire State Building's groundbreaking leadership
• A landmark sustainability program for the Empire State Building