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Energy is one budget item that NYC co-ops and condos can lower, and the articles here will give you ideas on how to do that. Plus, New York City has passed an ambitious set of laws that requires buildings to reduce their carbon emissions over the next decade, and all buildings will have to comply. For co-ops and condos, this means taking action now.
There Might Be Gold in the City’s New Green Law
May 08, 2019
Energy-efficiency companies sure to profit from Climate Mobilization Act.
For Co-op and Condo Boards, the Energy Future Is Now
May 07, 2019
Climate Mobilization Act will reward existing retrofits and punish slackers.
Co-op Boards Built Consensus, Then Became Energy Pioneers
Written by Frank Lovece on May 03, 2019
The Beresford and the El Dorado have installed cutting-edge technology.
Where Will Co-ops and Condos Get Clean Electricity?
May 01, 2019
Scramble begins for carbon-free sources of electricity.
The Grinnell Leads the Way in Cutting Its Carbon Footprint
Written by Bill Morris on April 26, 2019
Washington Heights co-op’s solar array is a breakthrough achievement.
New State Funds Available for Battery Storage Systems
April 26, 2019
$280 million for storage of electricity for use during peak demand.
Plan will increase natural gas supply to Westchester without new pipeline.
Mayor SUV Decries Glass Towers as Energy Hogs
April 24, 2019
De Blasio says glass towers “have no place in our city or on our Earth.”
There's No Time Like Real Time
Written by Carol J. Ott on April 23, 2019
Real Time Energy Management is technology designed to cut energy costs.
Real Estate Industry Seeing Red Over City’s Green Initiative
April 23, 2019
Pushback begins against ambitious Climate Mobilization Act.
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