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