Category: Energy Conservation

Energy Conservation A Co-op Lawyer Discusses Subcontractors
2011 September A Co-op Lawyer Discusses Subcontractors

 Most boards of co-ops and condominiums spend a lot of time negotiating the terms  of their contracts with general contractors; however, it is often  subcontractors who do most of the work. Sometimes the Boards are not even aware  of how m…

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Energy Conservation Benchmarking Compliance
2011 September Benchmarking Compliance

 So, did your building comply with the new benchmarking requirements that were a  part of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s Greener, Greater Buildings Plan? Local Law 84, new legislation passed in 2009,  required all of the city’s private build…

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Energy Conservation Bayside, Queens
2011 September Bayside, Queens

 If it weren't for the man-made boundaries, Bayside, situated on the northeastern  edge of Queens, could be considered a Long Island town. Its manicured lawns;  sometimes tasteful, sometimes gaudy home design; and the profusion of white  k…

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Energy Conservation Greening NYC
2011 September Greening NYC

 The concept of 'greening' has become so firmly entrenched in our national  discourse over the last few years, it's hard to imagine a time when recycling,  clean energy, and reducing our carbon footprint were novel ideas with just a  few v…

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Energy Conservation Grounded for Life
2011 September Grounded for Life

 Most cooperatives and condominiums in New York City traditionally own both the  building and the land around it. There is, however, a real estate scenario  where the cooperative (and in rare instances, the condominium) owns the  building,…

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Energy Conservation Older & Wiser
2011 September Older & Wiser

 Not so long ago, the idea of a 'retirement community' conjured images of elderly  folks in cardigans playing shuffleboard, or perhaps enjoying a placid round of  bingo in the dining hall. As the country's population ages however, ideas ab…

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Energy Conservation Too Much Stuff
2011 September Too Much Stuff

 In March 1947, a group of nearly 600 onlookers gathered on the sidewalk in front  of the home of bachelor brothers Homer and Langley Collyer on Fifth Avenue and  128th Street in Manhattan. Residents of the neighborhood had speculated and …

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Energy Conservation Valued Volunteers
2011 September Valued Volunteers

 Living in a condominium community means working together. Cooperation and a  spirit of volunteerism are visible every day in community gatherings, board  meetings, even in the scheduling of time on the tennis courts. The men and  women wh…

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Energy Conservation Green Savings and Incentives
2011 September Green Savings and Incentives

 In an era of tight budgets and growing green consciousness, more co-op and condo  communities than ever before are moving toward energy conservation and  sustainable resources. For those residential buildings lucky enough to stand  tall i…

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Energy Conservation Look Out for Old Man Winter
2011 September Look Out for Old Man Winter

The sun is hot and people are thinking about beaches and cooling off in pools and air conditioners, and surely the last thing anyone wants to think about is that brutal winter of snow and ice we just had. But this is precisely…

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