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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.
Storm Clouds Over New York City's Solar Energy Push
May 02, 2017
Despite major strides, solar energy supplying a fraction of city's needs.
Some Solar Energy Is More Equal Than Others
Written by Marianne Schaefer on April 27, 2017
Public Service Commission raises value of surplus solar going back into the grid.
New York State's Solar Capacity Is Soaring
April 24, 2017
Solar energy output has increased eightfold in the past five years.
The Super Who Recycles Castoffs and Prevents Catastrophes
Written by Bill Morris on April 21, 2017
“Nobody ever says, ‘There wasn’t a fire in the laundry room today!’”
New York Is a Top 10 U.S. Solar City
April 21, 2017
Good news on the eve of the 47th Earth Day.
Cogen Now Available to the Little Guys
Written by Lisa Prevost on April 14, 2017
New technology is making cogeneration affordable for smaller co-ops and condos.
Another Offering Plan Library Has Opened Its Digital Doors
Written by Ron Egatz on April 13, 2017
OneTitle is latest to make co-op and condo offering plans available online.
Read This Before Switching to LED Lights
Written by Bill Morris on April 06, 2017
Eagerness to improve energy efficiency can put rebates out of reach.
The Latest in Green Roofs: Farm-to-Condo
April 06, 2017
Brooklyn condo building devotes a terrace to growing food.
The Unseen, Unsung Heroics of a Super
Written by Bill Morris on April 04, 2017
“The unseen stuff a super does every day prevents catastrophes.”
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