The document discusses the importance of adapting urban areas, particularly New York, to face challenges of rapid population growth and climate change through smart city solutions. It highlights initiatives like performance contracting in schools, smart building controls, demand response technology, and intelligent lighting, which can enhance energy efficiency and sustainability in neighborhoods. The report emphasizes that utilizing these smart technologies can create healthier environments and facilitate the transition to a more sustainable urban future.

1. Smarter Neighborhoods
Smarter City
Solutions for a More Sustainable New York—Today
www.usa.siemens.com/sustainablecities

2. “New York is the city where the
future comes to rehearse...”
— Ed Koch
Third Mayoral Inaugural Address

3. “It is not the strongest of the species that survives,
nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one
that is the most adaptable to change.”
— Charles Darwin
For the first time in human history, more Commissioners’ Plan of 1811 to the
than half of the global population lives nation’s first zoning ordinance in
in urban areas, a percentage which may 1916; from Frederick Law Olmsted
increase to 70% by 2050. This trend is and Calvert Vaux’s Greensward
most pronounced in the developing world. Plan of 1858 to Mayor Bloomberg’s
Shanghai’s population has almost doubled PlaNYC 2030. Transformative
in little more than a decade, from less than infrastructure projects include
13 million residents in 2000 to an estimated opening the Erie Canal in 1825
23 million today, and by 2050 it is expected to create new trading routes and
to exceed 50 million—twice as many as damning the Croton River in 1842
the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut to provide clean drinking water.
metropolitan region. Every day some
50,000 people move into India’s cities, To remain a global region, we must
the equivalent of a new Staten Island every expand on this tradition and learn
one and a half weeks. to adapt to new challenges. Charles
Darwin’s insight applies just as much
In the New York metropolitan region, we to communities as to species. Cities
are expected to grow by 3 million residents must be able to adapt to changing
by 2030, even as we confront the need environments—whether this means
to reduce our carbon footprint. We are a warmer planet, or higher cost
a growing metropolis in need of better of electricity, or tighter budgets.
transit, cleaner energy, more efficient To paraphrase Darwin, it is not the
public services and smarter schools. richest, strongest, or most beautiful
Fortunately, we are living in a period of cities that will thrive and survive in
rapid urbanization just as innovation, the urban century. It is the smartest
information technology and smart systems ones that can best adapt to change.
are fundamentally changing how we And just as DNA is the means that
build and manage cities and metropolitan species use to adapt to changing
regions. It is this relationship between environments, so then information
growth and sustainability that will technologies and sustainability
determine what cities become in the are the instruments for building
21st century. the cities of the 21st century.
New York City and the tri-state Fortunately, as Siemens demonstrates
metropolitan region have an extraordinary in this compelling report, we have
history of innovation to build on, including the tools and applications to make
investments in infrastructure and human our neighborhoods and cities more
capital. Great plans range from the resilient, more efficient, and more
livable—today.
— Thomas K. Wright
Executive Director
Regional Plan Association
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4. The New York City Neighborhood
Smarter Schools
City schools can become smarter with
performance contracting, intelligent
lighting and smart building controls. More
energy-efficient and better-lit schools
mean healthier learning environments
for New York City’s students.
Performance Contracting
Guaranteed performance-based solutions
allow capital improvements to be funded
through energy savings, often eliminating
capital outlays and reducing operating costs.
Smart Building Controls
Optimized power usage balances
comfort in commercial, residential and
public buildings with cost savings and
environmental protection.
Demand Response
New York’s power grid sometimes
struggles to match supply with demand.
Neighborhoods actively linked to utilities
via demand response are able to
temporarily cut back power consumption
thereby reducing the possibility of an
outage while still maintaining reliability,
comfort and security.
Intelligent Lighting
Smart lighting knows whether building
spaces are being used or not—saving
energy when rooms are empty. On sunny
days, smart lighting can adjust to maintain
optimal light levels, thereby saving energy.
LED Lighting
Efficient LED lighting enables better use
of neighborhood streets and parks at
night while improving security, reducing
energy consumption and substantially
cutting costs.
Rooftop Solar
Owners can tap into the power of the sun
and reduce their neighborhoods’ energy
consumption by installing these solutions
on city rooftops.
Electric-Car Infrastructure
As more electric vehicles hit the road,
charging stations connected to the
power grid will increase as well. NYC
neighborhoods could benefit from this
major shift.
Community Intelligence
Linking publicly available data and
social network data to computers and
information displays can empower
neighborhoods with real-time community
information while also promoting civic
involvement.

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6. Solutions Summary
Smarter Schools Performance Contracts
LOW MED HIGH LOW MED HIGH
Social Benefits Social Benefits
Economic Benefits Economic Benefits
Environmental Benefits Environmental Benefits
Difficulty Difficulty
Typical Payback Period <1 year Typical Payback Period Varies
Smart Building Controls Demand Response
LOW MED HIGH LOW MED HIGH
Social Benefits Social Benefits
Economic Benefits Economic Benefits
Environmental Benefits Environmental Benefits
Difficulty Difficulty
Typical Payback Period 2-3 years Typical Payback Period <1 year
Intelligent Lighting LED Lighting
LOW MED HIGH LOW MED HIGH
Social Benefits Social Benefits
Economic Benefits Economic Benefits
Environmental Benefits Environmental Benefits
Difficulty Difficulty
Typical Payback Period 2-3 years Typical Payback Period 3-4 years
Rooftop Solar Electric-Car Infrastructure
LOW MED HIGH LOW MED HIGH
Social Benefits Social Benefits
Economic Benefits Economic Benefits
Environmental Benefits Environmental Benefits
Difficulty Difficulty
Typical Payback Period 15+ years Typical Payback Period Varies
Community Intelligence
LOW MED HIGH Stronger Sustainability
Social Benefits
Economic Benefits
Weaker Sustainability
Environmental Benefits
Difficulty
Technologies with stronger sustainability
Typical Payback Period <1 year have greater combined social, economic and
environmental benefits.
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7. Smarter Schools
Partnering with NYC schools on facility improvements represents a great
opportunity for the City to drive neighborhood sustainability across all five
boroughs. Schools can achieve benefits in all sustainability categories—economic,
social and environmental—with the biggest bang-for-the-buck coming from
combining energy-efficient technologies with performance contracting.
Using this approach, capital improvements can be paid for with energy savings
that result from long-term sustainability improvements. This methodology
evaluates all possible areas for improvement from water to heating oil to energy.
It also provides a comprehensive and individualized plan for each building, clearly
detailing facility improvements as well as the savings potential that can result.
Numerous Hendrick Hudson School District
performance in Westchester County expects
contracting projects an annual savings of $250,000
as a result of implementing
are currently guaranteed energy improvement
underway measures.
throughout The Orange & Ulster Boards
New York State. of Cooperative Educational
About 200 school Services will reduce emissions
the equivalent of taking some
buildings have 175 cars off the road annually.
generated some
$47 million Barriers have existed preventing
in energy savings Social Benefits Economic Benefits New York City from leveraging energy
to date. None Students learn more and achieve While savings vary based on savings through performance
at higher levels when attending specific facility improvements, contracting in public schools. NYC
of these schools, schools that are safe, properly it is possible to save up to 30% is taking action, however. It recently
however, are in lighted and in good condition. on energy costs. These savings announced its “Comprehensive Plan
Technologies that enable can be used to implement
New York City. to Increase Energy Efficiency and
energy savings also provide longer-term facility improvements Environmental Quality at Schools.”
a safer learning environment that would otherwise have been By leveraging guaranteed energy
by providing better lighting, left out of shorter-term projects.
performance contracting, there maybe
cleaner heating and overall For example, NYC currently plans
an opportunity to scale the program
healthier buildings. to simultaneously address energy
faster, deploy more comprehensive
efficiency and environmental
improvement measures and enable
Environmental Benefits risk (PCBs) in older light fixtures.
NYC schools to participate in energy
New York City is home to
America’s largest public school Difficulty demand response programs.
system serving more than one Medium difficulty to implement.
million students in nearly 1,700
schools. The City is putting Typical Payback Period
forward a plan to reduce The payback period for generally
greenhouse gas emissions by as older buildings such as schools
much as 200,000 metric tons— using performance contracting
roughly equivalent to taking is typically less than a year.
40,000 cars off the road. Cutting The guaranteed energy savings
emissions throughout City are then used to pay for the
schools can go a long way in improvements.
helping the City meets its goals.
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8. Performance Contracting
Guaranteed performance-based solutions allow building and capital
improvements to be made and funded through a building’s ongoing
energy savings.
Sustainable and The City of Houston, Texas,
self financing. is saving $5 million over a
What’s not to like? ten-year period by implementing
energy-efficiency improvements
and eliminating the equivalent
of more than 2,600 tons of
greenhouse gases annually.
New York City currently does not
leverage performance contracting
as Houston does. Reasons vary,
but thought leaders from the City’s
public, private and non-profit sectors
could form a task force to identify
barriers and suggest solutions for
Social Benefits Environmental Benefits older buildings—a detailed,
leveraging Performance Contracting
Energy-efficient buildings are Solutions are designed in a investment-grade, energy
with the goal of driving job creation
typically more attractive for collaborative process with analysis is made to determine
and creating positive sustainability
residents and employees. They building owners, school districts the specific improvements
changes for NYC.
have higher property values and city agencies to set—and that make the most business
and are healthier due to better achieve—sustainability goals. sense and have the greatest
environmental controls. By using They include obtaining nationally environmental impact. By the
more performance contracting, recognized classifications like end of the contract, if there
new jobs could be created ENERGY STAR™ labeling or LEED is a shortfall, the commercial
throughout New York City. Certification by optimizing provider picks up the tab.
energy and water efficiency; If appplicable, savings are
reducing greenhouse gas passed on directly to the city,
emissions; improving indoor air commercial, or residential
quality and occupant comfort; building owner.
installing meters, sub-meters and
energy management systems; Difficulty
modernizing heating systems Medium difficulty to implement.
and boilers as well as providing
renewable energy. Typical Payback Period
The typical duration of a
Economic Benefits performance contract is
Savings can be guaranteed under 15 to 20 years. During this
an energy savings performance time, savings resulting from
contract. A preliminary analysis is energy improvements are
conducted to determine current directed towards paying off
energy use and identify areas implementation costs. From a
for maximizing energy savings. customer perspective, positive
If potential savings are found— cash flow is typically achieved
which is usually the case in in fewer than two years.
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9. Smart Building Controls
Neighborhoods have a mix of building types—from residences to commercial
spaces to public facilities—in some cases, all at the same address. Balancing energy
consumption with personal comfort across a variety of building types requires
the use of smart building controls connected to an intelligent building automation
system which utilizes the building’s real-time environmental information.
Heating and A challenge for some New York City
buildings is the fact that occupants
lighting in are not the direct beneficiaries of the
buildings consumes energy savings from smart building
40% of energy controls improvements. Enabling
occupants to be responsible for their
worldwide. energy bills—as part of their budgets,
for example—is a step in the right
direction towards empowering
energy consumers.
Social Benefits healthier building environment Difficulty
Buildings change over time. while newer technologies can Medium difficulty to implement.
Smart building controls can adapt reduce energy consumption
to keep a comfortable energy and lower greenhouse gases. Typical Payback Period
efficient environment based Buildings can also be optimized Varies according to building age
on current conditions. People using intelligent control systems and infrastructure. Performance
experience less eye-strain to provide light only when contracting reduces or eliminates
and fatigue and can be more needed as well as reduce heating the need for capital outlay and
productive in spaces that are and cooling. the facility’s energy savings can
better lit and where air quality is be used to repay the investment
better controlled and healthier. Economic Benefits costs.
Cost savings of 10 to 40% are
Environmental Benefits realistic from optimizing building
Aging infrastructure typically controls depending on the
uses more energy while also type of structure. For example,
posing potential risks associated retail spaces often have a
with older materials. Replacing higher savings potential while
old infrastructure makes for a commercial buildings are often
between 20 to 30%.
How we use energy in our homes (based on national averages):
Heating and Cooling Lighting, Cooking, and Water Refrige-
Other Appliances Heating ration
44%
33% 14% 9%
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10. “We must work together today to make the
changes we need so that the lives of those
who come after us are even better than our
own. We must work together to share ideas,
to promote innovation, to make pragmatic
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11. change, to balance short-term costs and long-
term benefits... We must continue to make
progress to ensure that New York is a greener,
greater city...”
— PlaNYC Progess Report 2010
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12. Demand Response
Automated Demand response—also known as “Demand-Side Management”—is
the automated change in end-users’ power consumption compared with their
normal usage. It’s often used to reduce power when prices change or when the
grid is in jeopardy. This solution is able to continuously adjust energy consumption
by reacting to changes both within a building and in the surrounding grid.
It uses a continuous feedback loop based on collected energy data as well as
actions taken to lower demand in response to utilities’ requests.
The greenest
Demand as a percentage of available capacity
Effect: of Demand Response
On hot summer days, energy
kilowatt (kW) demand can exceed normal
is the one never capacity. Demand Response
helps by temporarily lowering
produced. building and facility power
in a sustainable manner.
For example, a large midtown
complex participating in
Demand Response has a 500 kW
curtailment potential. It receives
Purple: Forcasted Demand advance notification of the
Black: Actual Demand City’s power needs and makes
proactive decisions to temporarily
power down or setback systems,
giving the needed capacity back
Morning Afternoon Night to the City.
Social Benefits Economic Benefits
New York City’s neighborhoods Residential and commercial
are especially vulnerable to users can receive financial
blackouts due to the City’s need incentives to participate in
to power subways, elevators demand response programs.
and lighting. Automated Demand Gently reducing power
Response enables greater consumption across a large
reliability with minimal impact to number of consumers helps
neighborhoods’—and citizens’— keep the power flowing and
daily routines. the lights on. Utilities win
by not having to purchase
Environmental Benefits additional power and can defer
In peak-load situations where expensive upgrades to the
there’s too much demand and grid infrastructure. Consumers
not enough supply, only two win by being “paid” to cut
options are available: rapid consumption for a limited time.
supply increase or rapid demand
reduction. Supply increases can Difficulty
be achieved either by power Medium difficulty to implement.
transmission from adjacent
grids or by starting emergency Typical Payback Period
reserve power plants—also The payback period depends on
known as “peaker plants”— incentives provided by the power
which are not always environ- utilities. Return on investment
mentally friendly. By reducing is possible within a year under
consumer demand, the use current Demand Response
of these plants can be avoided programs.
and money saved.
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13. Intelligent Lighting
Intelligent lighting combines energy-efficient lamps, modern lighting electronics,
as well as thorough analyses to optimize illumination, increase comfort and
reduce costs. “Re-lamping”—as it’s often referred to—is one of the simplest
ways to upgrade old infrastructure and reduce the environmental impact of older
lighting technologies such as incandescent bulbs and electromagnetic ballasts.
Lighting typically The Philipsburg-Osceola School
accounts for about District in Pennsylvania is today
20% of a city’s saving some $70,000 annually
following a lighting retrofit
total electrical that was the equivalent of
consumption. taking 100 cars off the road.
(Before-and-after photos.)
Con Edison’s warehouse in
Astoria, Queens, lowered its
energy usage with integrated
Social Benefits Economic Benefits occupancy sensors. Lighting
is automatically turned off
Intelligent lighting systems Linking lighting and controls
in unoccupied areas.
provide solutions that are closer enables lights to be used where
to sunlight in quality, reduce they are most needed. For
eye-strain and fatigue and example, public school lights
also create a more inviting can be connected to sensors
environment for public spaces which detect when people are
such as building lobbies and occupying a room, automatically
atriums. turning lights on or off. Power
consumption can be cut 20
Environmental Benefits to 40% depending on existing
Buildings of all types can benefit controls.
from reducing greenhouse
gases. For a typical school Difficulty
retrofit, for example, carbon Easy to implement.
dioxide (CO2), sulfer dioxide
(SO2) and nitrogen oxide (NOX) Typical Payback Period
can be reduced by as much as Payback period is typically
3 to 7 metric tons annually. 2 to 3 years.
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14. LED Lighting
LED street lighting is robust, weatherproof and economical—often lasting
3 to 5 times longer than traditional street lamps. By consuming only half as
much power, this technology saves money and is better for the environment.
LED lighting will also likely replace conventional lighting over the next years.
LED lamps can save In Lansing Michigan, more than
up to 80% in energy 250 street lamps were retrofitted
costs compared to improve lighting conditions
with an expected savings of
to incandescent 270,000 kWh annually, the
lamps. greenhouse gas equivalent
to those from 23 cars per year.
(photo)
Central Connecticut State
University retrofitted 500
Victorian lamps in parking lot
and pedestrian walkway fixtures
with a projected savings of $1
million during the next 12 years.
Social Benefits Environmental Benefits Pine Land Farms in New
Poor street lighting reduces Replacing just 12 street fixtures Gloucester, Maine, upgraded
sky visibility by adding to a with LEDs is the environmental 200 lamps, saving some $30,000
“sky glow” over the city that equivalent of taking one car off annually, cutting approximately
can be seen from miles away. the road for a year. LED lighting 300,000 pounds of CO2, 1,200
LED light is more focused, is shatterproof and mercury pounds of SO2, and 600 pounds
properly controlled, and when free, reducing its environmental of NOX emissions from the
re-directed, it can help bring impact over traditional street atmosphere annually.
our skies back to star gazing. lamps.
With LEDs, there is a wide range Economic Benefits
of color temperature options LEDs have a long life of 50,000
from warm white to daylight. hours which helps reduce
With more choices, we can maintenance costs compared
use lighting more effectively with traditional high-pressure
to create environments that sodium lamps. Energy savings
are well-lit and aesthetically of up to 33% or more can be
pleasing. Well-lit conditions achieved when combined with
also evoke the feeling of safety intelligent sensors.
over comparable dimly or
poorly lit streets. Difficulty
Medium difficulty to implement.
Typical Payback Period
Payback period is typically
3 to 4 years.
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15. Rooftop Solar
One of the cleanest forms of power generation is photovoltaic (PV) solar energy.
NYC has a significant number of rooftops which could support solar installations.
But does solar make cents for the City? Not under current circumstances. All solar
installations depend on incentives, including federal tax credits which typically
account for some 50% of any solar installation’s capital costs. To break even
in fewer than five years, state and local incentives are required. Without these
incentives, the payback period can exceed 15 years, making solar economically
unattractive for investors. In order to optimize the tax incentives, there needs
to be an investment entity with the means to monetize the federal tax credits
over the duration of the credit.
Does solar make Siemens’ train manufacturing
cents? facility, Sacramento, CA;
2,300 kW installed (photo).
County of Sacramento:
100 kW rooftop installation.
Nashville MDHA I and II:
Nashville, TN.
Jersey City Housing Authority:
under construction.
Norwalk Housing Authority:
Norwalk, CT, under construction.
Waterbury Housing Authority:
Social Benefits few as five years thanks to the Waterbury, CT,
Residents and commercial Garden State’s solar utility under construction.
businesses feel a sense of pride incentives. In NYC, however, that
in using green power to reduce same installation would take
their utility bills while also more than 15 years to pay back. The New York State Senate is currently
helping the environment. The City also has unique urban considering the N.Y. Solar Industry
challenges with shade created by Development and Jobs Act. Legislation
Environmental Benefits buildings. Additional incentives such as this, as well as changes to the
For every 300 kW of solar would be needed to compensate state’s renewable portfolio standards,
power generated, 20 tons of sites with partial shading.
are necessary to help drive solar’s
greenhouse gases are avoided.
adoption in New York City.
Difficulty
Economic Benefits Medium difficulty to implement.
Rooftop solar has the capacity
to pay for itself faster in other Typical Payback Period
states. In New Jersey, for Typically 4 to 5 years with local
example, a rooftop installation’s or state incentives; 15+ years
costs can be recouped in as without.
Where solar energy’s payback comes from:
Federal Incentives Local and State Incentives Energy
Savings
50% 40%
10%
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16. Electric-Car Infrastructure
Charging stations offer a safe method of transferring energy from the grid to
different kinds of Electric Vehicles (EVs) providing benefits for both the charging
station host and the e-car driver. Features include automated billing, station
location and availability, charging status notifications and energy management
as well as tracking capabilities.
“Those who can, E-Car charging station “fueling”
build.” a fleet van. Large fleets benefit
— Robert Moses from utilizing EVs and are less
subject to rising oil prices. (photo)
U.S. utility pilot project: More
than 75 units have been sold,
of which, 25 are installed and
ready for use. Additional units
have been ordered.
Consortium Project: Edison—
Danish Energy Association.
Building codes will need to be changed
to address how charging stations are
installed. Residential and commercial
Social Benefits Environmental Benefits Difficulty garages can expedite the deployment
Parking is at a premium in NYC. Electric vehicles and their Medium-to-high difficulty of electric vehicle infrastructure.
Creating neighborhood electric charging infrastructures help to implement as the
vehicle-only charging spaces can to reduce greenhouse gas power infrastructure for a New York City also has one of the
create a demand for EVs as well emissions while minimizing neighborhood needs to be largest numbers of public parking
as improve neighborhood access fossil fuel consumption. The evaluated and potential garages in the country. To encourage
for those who already have an amount of emissions created by upgrades may be required. EV adoption, an outreach and
EV. Local public electric vehicle a non-renewable energy source Parking regulations need education program regarding
charging stations can also generating power for an electric to be evaluated to allow for EV infrastructure permitting and
encourage the adoption of vehicle is 30% less than the long-duration parking time installation should be conducted.
electric cars by providing emissions emitted by a similar and zoning allowing cars
locations for drivers to safely gas-powered vehicle. to charge during the day.
charge vehicles in their
neighborhood or as a community Economic Benefits Payback Period
hub for on-demand hourly Public charging stations can Varies. Dependant on revenue
rentals of electric vehicles. generate revenue for New York model and available incentives.
City from the combined parking
fees and EV charging costs.
A driver subscription model
that provides access to unlimited
charging is an option which
can create a reliable revenue
stream for NYC. Combined with
incentives, models such as this
may allow the City or investment
groups to recoup capital and
service expenses.
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17. Community Intelligence
Being a part of a community meets a basic human need. Knowing your
surroundings, having access to relevant local information, and feeling closely
connected to your neighborhood—and to the City—builds trust. As New York
City continues to grow, residents are at risk of losing their sense of community.
Community Intelligence represents a unique solution to meet our basic need for
community in the digital age. By linking multiple sources of information—mobile
phones, computers, and information displays—in a useful, personalized and
interactive way, we enable more meaningful connections to the City while
building a greater sense of community.
Knowledge
empowers!
Social Benefits Environmental Benefits include personalized public
Community Intelligence is the Thanks to environmental service announcements; pushing HeyGov!, the City of San
umbrella covering two-way, transparency, efficient digital messages to help prevent Francisco’s interactive 311
personalized communications communities today can produce a brownout or blackout; asking system rendered on a map
enables users to view the
bringing residents closer to less waste while preserving the the community to watch for
intensity of 311 activity over
their neighborhoods via publicly environment. But most NYC suspects in real time; as well
a period of time. (photo)
available data. It enables more residents and businesses today as soliciting public opinion, for
commerce; empowers citizens neither know how much—nor example, on where to begin a
NYC BigApps2.0—There are more
to reduce power consumption exactly when—they are construction project, what roads
than 50 applications showing
and greenhouse gases; and it consuming power, heat or to fix first, etc. According to
how city agency data can be
keeps citizens better informed water. By providing information NYC BigApps2.0, the release of
used to deliver personalized
about local events and transit on how a neighborhood is data can also provide important
and intelligent information for
conditions. Citizens can also be impacting the environment in transparency encouraging
residents and visitors.
seen as an active extension of the real time, residents can take greater government
City by reporting concerns and appropriate actions to become accountability and accessibility.
issues in real-time—improving more efficient as a community— Real-time access to 311 data such
quality of life for all New Yorkers. leading to a higher quality of life Difficulty as the Open 311 approach enables
and a deeper civic engagement. Easy to medium depending new web-based applications that
on the application and number use real-time data empowering
Economic Benefits of data sources integrated and citizens to track the status of repairs
Greater transparency using shared as well as the degree
or improvements, while also allowing
dashboards or scorecards of interactivity of users within
them to make new requests for
enables city management to the system.
services.
improve operations efficiency
and to make better decisions. Payback Period
Community Intelligence can Varies by application. 15

18. Summary: The Way Forward
Technologies available today can create smarter and more sustainable
neighborhoods throughout all of New York City. These proven solutions
are already in use in the Tri-State Area and throughout neighborhoods
across the United States.
To support New York in its planning decisions, the Regional Plan Association
and Siemens can convene experts from other cities, organizations and
companies to explore in depth how the diverse neighborhoods that make
up all five boroughs can help New York City become more sustainable—today.
In weighing all the options, performance contracting is one of the best
ways of accelerating sustainability improvements while minimizing capital
outlays. While not a new concept, this cost saving method is currently
under utilized in New York City. Overcoming this barrier can lead to job
creation as well as improve the City’s quality of life.
New York can best maximize the social, economic and environmental
impact these sustainability changes can provide by using a phased
implementation. Deploy technologies with the shortest economic
payback first and then move towards solutions with longer-term returns.
Action taken today can reap benefits tomorrow and in years to come
for the millions of residents who call New York City home.
Solutions for a More Sustainable New York City
Smarter Schools
Performance Contracting
Smart Building Controls
Demand Response
Intelligent Lighting
LED Lighting
Rooftop Solar
Electric-Car Infrastructure
Community Intelligence
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19. “Ideas matter in New York.
I am certain that more
conversations in New York
are about ideas than anywhere
else. Not just vague theories,
but ideas that New Yorkers
have the will, and the clout,
to do something about.”
— David Frost
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