CUNY Building Performance Lab, in partnership with the NYC Mayor's
Office of Climate and Environmental Justice, is recruiting CUNY students for the
The NYC Accelerator Boot Camp is a free, one-day informational training session for CUNY students who are interested in internships and careers in the fields of energy and sustainability, facilities management, and public policy. This semester's bootcamp is scheduled for Tuesday, July 12, 2022 (10am-4:30pm).

Students who complete the one-day boot camp as well as a series of training sessions will be eligible to apply for the NYC Accelerator Internship Program, which places CUNY students in PAID internships with various NYC companies who have participated in clean energy initiatives run by the NYC Mayor's Office of Climate and Environmental Justice.

Internships will take place in Fall 2022 (Sept-Dec 2022)
Due to the ongoing pandemic, classes will be held remotely until further notice.
How to Apply to Boot Camp
Complete the online application form (upload resume)
by Tuesday, July 5, 2022
For questions, please contact Yasmeen Khan, ykhan@ccny.cuny.edu
Boot Camp and Internship Eligibility

While all CUNY students who have completed a minimum of 30 credits can apply to boot camp, preference will be given to students who meet the eligibility for the NYC Accelerator Internship Program.

Internship eligibility requirements are as follows:

  • Students must be currently enrolled at CUNY as undergraduate sophomores, juniors, seniors, and graduate students; and they must be majoring in the following areas: Engineering, Urban Sustainability, Construction Management, Facilities Management, Finance, Graphic Design, Communications, Marketing or related fields.
  • Students must be available to work an average of 15 hours per week this fall.
  • Upon completing the boot camp, students must apply to, be accepted, and complete a series of training sessions, approximately three-five hours each. Timing of sessions dates are TBD but will take place once per week, July through September.

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About the NYC Accelerator
Internship Program

Interns are recruited and trained by CUNY BPL and placed with various employers throughout NYC, that are participating in clean energy initiatives run by the Mayor's Office of Climate and Environmental Justice.
Interns can expect to:
  • Contribute to ongoing employer priorities related to capital planning and building energy performance
  • Review existing energy audits and capital needs assessments
  • Document and calculate impacts of existing and planned energy conservation measures
  • Calculate building loads and inventorying key heating, cooling and electricity systems
  • Collect and analyze resident survey information

Boot Camp & Training Curriculum

Our virtual Boot Camp & Training curriculum is designed to introduce you to the methods and technologies that make buildings - which are NYC's largest source of carbon emissions - more energy-efficient.

We cover topics you won’t get in a typical academic class, including:

  • Energy policy in NYC
  • Basics of building sciences, building systems (HVAC), and the building envelope
  • Equipment and capital planning
  • Energy retrofitting
  • Solar Photovoltaic assessment



Companies that interns have worked with in the past include:
75f, Agarabi Engineering, Building Energy Exchange, Bright Power, Bronx Pro Group, Carleton Energy Consulting, Colony Heights, Deutsche Bank, Deigo Beekman, Douglas Elliman Property Management, East New York Restoration, Energy Impacts Partners, ICF, JBB& Associates, Kinetic Communities Consulting, KOW Building Consultants, The Metro Group, Na-Da, NYCEEC, NYCHA, NYSERDA, Riseboro Community Partners, Ross Energy Consulting, Stratco Property Solutions, School of Visual Arts, Steven Winter Associates, UHAB, Urban Architectural Initiatives, and Urban Green Council.