501 c 3 not for profit corporation founded 1994 founder richard m. cherry headquarters long island city ny 11101 website www.cecenter.org community environmental center commonly referred to as cec was a not for profit provider of weatherization services for low income eligible buildings and green building and sustainability services for all types of organizations in the new york city region . cec was founded in 1994 to improve the lives of low income families by making their homes more efficient but then expanded to provide many different green building services to all types of buildings and organizations . 1 community environmental center closed its doors in 2014 . in 2001 cec created solar 1 as an education and arts organization in manhattan s stuyvesant cove park . 2 in 2009 cec partnered with the new york mayor s office on the nyc cool roofs pilot program which was created to paint building roofs a reflective white color and lower their impact on global warming . 3 contents 1 weatherization provider 2 energy modeling and green building services 3 additional services that were provided by cec 4 references 5 external links weatherization provider edit cec provided weatherization services to low income housing through the national weatherization assistance program and was the implementer for parts of brooklyn kings county and queens county . 4 energy modeling and green building services edit cec was a partnering technical assistance firm with nyserda in order to provide incentives to building owners and developers who build or renovate efficiently . cec did work on the multifamily performance program 5 and the new construction program 6 among others . cec provided energy and leed consulting services on two projects that have won the nyc department of environmental protection s green building design competition 1347 bristow street 7 and the lee . 8 both are low income housing multifamily buildings in new york city . enterprise green communities listed cec as an approved technical assistance provider . 9 the green communities criteria is an alternative to leed targeted at low income housing . additional services that were provided by cec edit commissioning cellulose insulation and air sealing green operations manuals capital needs assessments energy auditing references edit http www.cecenter.org about http solar1.org about history http volunteer.nycservice.org org opp 10337992315.html http www.dhcr.state.ny.us apps profiles profile wapcnty.asp http www.getenergysmart.org resources findpartner.aspx t 6 http www.nyserda.ny.gov programs new construction faqs.asp http cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com 2008 09 24 green building award winners named http www.commonground.org page id 421 http www.greencommunitiesonline.org tools resources technical % 20 assistance.asp external links edit community environmental center retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title community environmental center & oldid 665383601 categories environmental organizations based in new yorkhidden categories pages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 3 june 2015 at 21 42 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view