New York City has an ambitious emissions reduction target: 80% by 2050, measured with respect to 2005 pollutant levels.… Read More

Local Law 26 of 2004 established many retroactive requirements for office buildings and other business occupancies… Read More

Lighting is one of the largest loads in New York City buildings, accounting for 11% of energy consumption in buildings… Read More

Local Law 26 of 2004 was created to improve the fire mitigation capabilities of NYC buildings, and to allow safe… Read More

Domestic hot water (DHW) systems represent a large portion of energy consumption in New York City buildings. DHW… Read More

Multifamily and office buildings represent the vast majority of high-rise buildings in NYC. Of all building floor area… Read More

In 2011, the NYC Department of Environmental Protection published a rule to phase out heating oils No. 4 and No. 6, the… Read More

After the 9/11 attacks in 2001, the New York City government concluded that fire protection measures in high-rise… Read More

Steam heating is popular in NYC buildings for a very simple reason: Steam rises by itself, which made it a practical… Read More

Many homeowners and businesses turn to self-generated power in an effort to reduce their electricity costs, while… Read More

Mechanical ventilation is addressed in depth in Chapter 4 of the NYC Mechanical Code. Depending on building conditions,… Read More

New York City has a high density of tall constructions, and as a result the population density is also very high. For… Read More