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There’s No Time Like Real Time

“1 Big Thing: Real Time Energy Management. Say what? Also known as RTEM, it’s at the beginning stages of becoming something every co-op and condo will want. It’s a cutting-edge technology that collects live performance data about your building’s energy systems...

Smart Electric Meters Are Coming

“What you need to know. Your building’s electric meter is going to get smart. … ‘Oftentimes the peak demand of a co-op or multi-family building is in the evening hours,’ says Thomas Morrisson, Director of Energy Management at EN-POWER Group, an energy...

Switch to LED Lights Brightens a Co-op’s Bottom Line

“Bottom line: [Co-op board director] McGinnis figured out that his co-op was spending $9586.95 per year to keep the fluorescents burning brightly 24 hours a day. … Expert advice. “So I knew what we had, but I didn’t know where we could go,” says McGinnis. He turned to...

The Fairview Co-op’s Smorgasbord of Energy Upgrades

“At the Fairview, a 424-unit co-op in Forest Hills, Queens, the nine-member board has tackled a staggering litany of capital projects – most of which were supported by grants and will reduce  the co-op’s energy expenses and its carbon footprint. As an added bonus, the...