Welcome to OEC's updated Web site. As you browse our pages, you will learn more about the environmental issues that we address: City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR), which implements the State Environmental Quality Review Act, and Local Law 86 of 2005, the City’s Green Building Standards Law.

While OEC's work is not always visible to the public at large, what we do affects all New Yorkers. We work with City agencies to ensure that the environmental impacts of City projects are disclosed to decision-makers so that decisions are based on full knowledge of the project’s effects. We implement Local Law 86 ensuring that building construction funded with City capital dollars is as environmentally friendly as possible.  This contributes to the City’s goals of reducing consumption of vital resources such as energy and water, as well as advancing the City’s greenhouse gas reduction agenda.

I hope you find our site informative. Please visit it often to see news and updates of public meetings on projects of importance to all New Yorkers and the City's progress toward sustainability by building green. If you have any questions about OEC's work, please feel free to contact us. On behalf of all OEC staff, thank you for visiting.

Robert R. Kulikowski, Ph.D.
Director