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Community Environmental Center joins Queens Library for “Greening Libraries” Project

Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

Community Environmental Center in Long Island City, Queens, and Queens Library will use monies from the Greening Western Queens Fund of North Star Fund to bring retrofits and sustainability programs to Queens Libraries at Astoria, Broadway, Steinway, Sunnyside, and Woodside

Community Environmental Center Installs Solar Thermal System at JCC on Staten Island

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

Community Environmental Center of Queens, NY, and Quixotic Systems Inc. of Manhattan collaborated on the installation and design of a new Solar Hot Water system at the JCC on Staten Island

Community Environmental Center Is LEED Consultant for LEED Gold Dormitory at Queens College

Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

Community Environmental Center (CEC), a nonprofit leader in the green buildings field and LEED consultant for the Summit Residence Hall at Queens College, announced that the building has received a LEED Gold Rating from the United States Green Building Council.

Helen M. Marshall, President of the Borough of Queens, Proclaims Tuesday, November 1, Community Environmental Center Weatherization Day

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011

The Honorable Helen M. Marshall, Queens Borough President, declared November 1 Community Environmental Center Weatherization Day in Queens at a weatherization celebration at CEC’s headquarters in Long Island City, Queens

Community Environmental Center receives Service Merit Award from NYSERDA

Wednesday, October 26th, 2011

Community Environmental Center, the Queens nonprofit dedicated to energy efficiency and green building solutions, has received a Service Merit Award from NYSERDA (New York State Energy Research and Developemnt Authority)

Community Environmental Center to celebrate Weatherization Day November 1

Wednesday, October 19th, 2011

Community Environmental Center, the largest provider of weatherization services under New York State’s Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP), will celebrate Weatherization Day on November 1 at its headquarters in Long Island City, Queens. CEC will also honor its founder and president, Richard Cherry; Cora Austin and the Board of Directors of Lindsay Park, Brooklyn; and Getz Obstfeld, president of Community Developers, Inc.

Community Environmental Center Becomes a NYSERDA Solar Thermal Program Eligible Installer in NYC

Tuesday, August 9th, 2011

Community Environmental Center (CEC), a leading installer of Solar Hot Water (SWH) systems in the New York Metropolitan Area, has become a NYSERDA Solar Thermal Program Eligible Installer

Community Environmental Center Directs Emergency Cooling Program for NYC and Long Island

Thursday, July 7th, 2011

Community Environmental Center (CEC), the Queens non-profit that brings energy efficiency solutions to buildings throughout New York City, is pleased to announce that New York State’s Department of Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) has accepted CEC’s proposal to direct the Emergency Cooling Program (ECP) this summer in New York City and Long Island

Community Environmental Center employees win sustainability awards

Monday, April 18th, 2011

April 18, 2011 (Queens, NY) — Community Environmental Center’s president, Richard Cherry, and CEC employees Ruby Carrasquillo and Irving Jackson, have won the inaugural Movement Builders Awards from New York Jobs with Justice and Urban Agenda, Mr. Cherry announced today. The event, which highlights the merger of New York Jobs with Justice and Urban Agenda, [...]

Community Environmental Center earns EPA’s ENERGY STAR for Superior Energy Efficiency

Thursday, March 10th, 2011

March 10, 2011 (Queens, NY) – Community Environmental Center (CEC), a leading provider of energy efficiency solutions for new and existing buildings, has earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) prestigious ENERGY STAR®, the national symbol for protecting the environment through superior energy efficiency. The designation signifies that the building performs in the top 25 [...]

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