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In our Condo building on the 2nd fl. our apts cannot reach a temperature over 65 degrees with HVAC blasting all day. Below the 2nd fl there is empty very cold retail spaces and the external ceiling piping leading into the apts have 2in. space all around if one unscrews their drains they can see into the retail space, The apts over the service entrance and entrance vestibules are very cold too. The apt flooring is placed onto concrete and the walls facing outside have flimsy insulation. The floors are always icy cold. Can someone give advice.
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Who is responsible for the HVAC? Building Management or are their multiple HVAC units that each Shareholder is responsible for (i.e. self contained)?
If the Building is responsible you need to hold your management company (and board)responsible for getting a licensed HVAC contractor to assess why this is happening. The building may also possibly have to retain an engineer to determine why this is happening and in some areas.
They should want to resolve it because I'm sure that the cost of the units running like that all day is driving up the utility costs for the building. Another route you can try is one of those energy audits where someone through your utility provider comes out and does an assessment and can determine how you can save energy on your heating/cooling as well as other things. Some of them perform really sophisticated tests that determine how much heat/cold air you are losing or using unecessarily.
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