Category: Heating

With persistent leaks posing a significant challenge, the Peter James Co-op Board at 201 E. 25th St. near Gramercy Park embarked on a major capital project to safeguard the building's HVAC infrastructure integrity and provide a long-lasting solution to a...

  The No. 4 Oil Ban Has Been Moved Up No. 4 heating oil must be phased out of all New York City buildings sooner than expected, and property owners who fail to comply with the new regulations could face...

  Winter is almost here. New York City's heating season is in full swing, the nights are getting longer, and the temperatures have been steadily falling like the leaves on the trees. To protect your residents and keep everyone safe,...

The community room known as the Round Room at 230 Central Park West, a 105-unit prewar co-op, can once again welcome its visitors year round without anyone breaking into a sweat. The Round Room, which has no windows, suffered from...

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has announced that the Multifamily Performance Program (MPP) will begin accepting applications for funding fuel-heated projects on Monday, August 24, 2015. A total of $10.69 million in funding will be...

Even with the recent drop in oil prices, many co-op and condo boards are considering converting their building’s heating plant from an oil-burning system to one that burns gas, or to a dual-fuel system, which burns gas most of the...

Because of the heavy pollutants emitted when it is burned, No. 6 heating oil has been on its way out as a fuel source for New York City buildings. As required by a Department of Environmental Protection rule and Local...

With the high price of oil relative to gas and the phasing out of No. 6 heating oil by 2015, more and more property owners are converting their building's heating plants from oil to gas-burning systems. Owners and managers are...

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...