NEW YORK CITY-Talk about making lemonade out of lemons.

Rather than whine about having to comply with Local Law 87's energy audits and retro-commissioning requirements panelists at the BOMA/NY Energy Action Day on Thursday said the legislation actually paves the way for many positive changes for New York's commercial real estate industry.

Participants included Jay Black, director of sustainability, SL Green; Steven Caputo, NYC deputy director, Office of long-term planning and sustainability; John Gilbert III, COO/EVP, Rudin Management, and moderator John Salustri, Content Director, GlobeSt.com.

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Rayna Katz

Rayna Katz is a seasoned business journalist whose extensive experience includes coverage of the lodging sector, travel and the culinary space. She was most recently content director for a business-to-business publisher, overseeing four publications. While at Meeting News, a travel trade publication, she received a Best Reporting award for a story on meeting cancellations in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina.