At the upcoming conference of the Council of New York Cooperatives & Condominiums, EIS president Lewis Kwit and CNYC board member Martha Sickles will conduct a workshop for New York cooperatives and condominiums entitled “Building Benefits from Energy Opportunities.” The afternoon session will introduce the concepts, technologies, and opportunities for energy storage – the ‘next new […]
It’s not too soon to start thinking about your Local Law 84 benchmarking report due next May. Let EIS manage compliance for your building and put your building on the path to energy savings. Required of all buildings 50,000 square feet or larger, the benchmarking reports are forming a database on energy consumption citywide. Not […]
This report has been prepared by Energy Investment Systems, Inc. for Waters Edge Seven Hundred Shore Road, Inc., a cooperatively owned apartment building located at 700 Shore Road in the City of Long Beach, Nassau County, New York State. Energy Investment Systems, Inc. was retained by Waters Edge to survey the steam distribution system at […]
An EIS Sustainability Audit performed for the Leonori Condominium on Manhattan’s Upper East Side revealed uncommonly high electricity charges for the building’s public spaces. Investigating further, EIS found the culprit to be a subsidiary of cell phone giant AT&T. The company had rented cell tower space on the building roof since 1992 but never got […]
EIS can assist your building to meet annual energy benchmarking requirements that went into effect last year. Required of all buildings 50,000 square feet or larger, the benchmarking reports are helping to build a database on energy consumption citywide. More importantly for you and your building, value-added EIS benchmarking reports provide the information you need […]
EIS, in partnership with the C.V. Starr Foundation at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Scinece and Art, has submitted a petition to New York’s Public Service Commission to include regenerative drives as a renewable resource in the Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS). Regenerative drives, or regen, as it is called in the industry, capture […]
There are several relevant laws and regulations at the City and State level that impact the use of heating fuel in New York City. Governor Paterson first signed an amendment requiring that all #2 heating oil have sulfur levels at or below 15 parts per million by 2012. By October 2012 all heating oil must […]
A new NYSERDA incentive program, the Multifamily Carbon Emissions Reduction Program (MCERP), launched April 1, 2011, will provide incentives for buildings that reduce their carbon footprint by converting from #6 oil to #2 oil, natural gas, biodiesel, or steam. Multifamily buildings (5 units or larger) that currently burn #6 oil are eligible to apply to […]
New York City Local Law 84 – Energy Benchmarking All New York City buildings over 50,000 square feet, or buildings on the same lot or condo board totaling 100,000 square feet, are required to submit an annual energy benchmark each May 1. The benchmarking requirement (Local Law 84) is a part of New York City’s […]
New Yorkers are bombarded by noise. A 2005 New York Magazine survey investigated the sounds we encounter on a daily basis. While a regular conversation is about 65 decibels, the sound of traffic on the Upper West Side is 79 decibels, with honking horns reaching 90 decibels. Each increase of 10 decibels makes noise sound […]