Category: Energy Efficiency

Last June, Consolidated Edison expanded its oil-to-gas conversion zones in Manhattan and the Bronx. This summer Con Ed has identified an additional 17 Area Growth Zones for expansion of its natural gas infrastructure in 2015. Buildings located within these zones...

If your building is in Manhattan or the Bronx and you're considering switching your heating fuel from oil to natural gas, please note Con Edison has announced 12 new Area Growth Zones where the utility will be expanding its natural...

If you're interested in making your building more energy efficient, healthy, and comfortable—and  saving money in the process—NYSERDA is offering free information sessions on its Multifamily Energy Performance Portfolio on Wednesday, June 19 at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. The...

Because of a cyber attack on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star website on April 28, the online Portfolio Manager has not been available for submitting 2012 benchmarking reports, as required for New York City buildings 50,000 square feet...

The way your building uses energy can help its bottom line—or hurt it through inefficient operations. Fortunately there's a way for multifamily buildings to reduce energy waste and receive funding for long-term energy savings. The Multifamily Energy Performance Portfolio offered...

New York City’s latest energy-efficiency law has building owners going retro. As in retro-commissioning. Local Law 87/09, part of the city’s Greener, Greater Building Plan, goes into effect this year. The law requires owners of properties 50,000 square feet or...

In October Con Edison listed 12 areas in Manhattan and the Bronx where buildings may be eligible to connect to a Con Ed main gas line at no additional cost when converting from oil to firm (all) gas. For buildings...

Last year owners of New York City properties 50,000 square feet or more began the annual process of submitting their buildings’ fuel, electric, gas, and water usage under the city new benchmarking law, Local Law 84/09. In 2013, the next...

Mayor Bloomberg's office recently released the city's first report on Local Law 84/09, which requires New York City buildings with more than 50,000 square feet (or multiple buildings with a combined square footage of more than 100,000 square feet) to...