"Susan:
Unfortunately, you are correct - property owners in NY are conditioned to wait for a "sale" (incentives). Even with a near-regular stream of submetering incentives offered by NYSERDA or Con Ed over the past 20 years, many…"
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Joseph S. Lopes replied to Norm Bourassa's discussion Retrofit Programs, Codes and Market experiences in the group Multifamily BuildingsJoseph S. Lopes commented on Home Energy Magazine's blog post Editorial: Why Japan's Electricity Crisis Matters"Alan, Thanks! Very interesting! It proves the old point (again!) that it takes a crisis to get things moving!"
Joseph S. Lopes replied to Norm Bourassa's discussion Retrofit Programs, Codes and Market experiences in the group Multifamily Buildings"I had discussed that very concept with the NYCHA Energy Director many years ago because he could not envision ever being able to bill subsidized tenants separately for electricity. He was also interested in identifying energy hogs, including…"
Joseph S. Lopes replied to Norm Bourassa's discussion Retrofit Programs, Codes and Market experiences in the group Multifamily Buildings"If you meter the tenants, reduce the rent by the electric budget and transfer the responsibility to pay to the tenants based on their actual use, then they have incentive to save because their savings go into their pockets. They can…"
Joseph S. Lopes replied to Norm Bourassa's discussion Retrofit Programs, Codes and Market experiences in the group Multifamily Buildings"Your example reminds me of a tactic we have used when explaining submetering to tenants during our Con Edison and NYSERDA projects to promote their submetering incentives: Imagine a bank of phones in the hallways of buildings where anyone…"
Joseph S. Lopes replied to Norm Bourassa's discussion Retrofit Programs, Codes and Market experiences in the group Multifamily Buildings"Thanks for the reply. I have been directly involved in many NYSERDA and other studies to evaluate submetering since 1990 (I am not a vendor) and the savings in New York buildings has definitely held up to the 18-26% (or more) level. You…"
Joseph S. Lopes replied to Norm Bourassa's discussion Retrofit Programs, Codes and Market experiences in the group Multifamily Buildings"An often overlooked aspect of multifamily energy is master metering. Many buildings built in the 1940's-1960's in New York City were built with only one utility meter per building without apartment metering. The waste of energy…"
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Multifamily Buildings
For too long there has been relatively little EE focus on multifamily, but some new programs have recently started. This group gives us a venue to share our experiences on cost effective audit & retrofit strategies and analysis tool needs.See More
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- At 10:55am on February 3, 2011,
Diane Chojnowski said… Hi Joseph,
Welcome to Home Energy Pros! Feel free to join the conversation in the Forum and Groups. And share your energy efficiency photos, videos andupcoming events. If you're blogging about home performance, this is the place for you!
Thanks!
Diane, HEP Moderator
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