Co-op Related Articles and Buildings

Articles and resources about co-op buildings

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Ask a Cooperator
"Everyone’s sick of hearing about heat pumps from me!"
A Q&A with Kathryn DeFehr, Brooklyn archi­tect and co-op resi­dent, on how to sway a co-op board
Hannah Berman
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Profile
"We had to tell a good story."
How Lucas Parra lobbied his neigh­bors for rooftop solar
Miranda Lipton
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Case Study
A facelift into an energy efficient future
An Upper East Side co-op replaces white-brick façade with porce­lain tile, fixing leaks and improving insulation
Jane Margolies
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Efficiency
Betting on a better Building Management System
An auto­mated program to monitor building systems helps Manhattan co-op inch toward LL97 compliance
Angely Mercado
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Profile
Eric Bluestone talks solar strategy
Bluestone, pres­i­dent at the Bluestone Organization, is putting solar anywhere he can
Sunny Nagpaul
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Profile
From nightclubs to boiler rooms
Get to know Eric Einstein, the co-op member behind the International Tailoring Building’s HVAC revamp
Mary Cunningham
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Case Study
Heat pumps transform former factory lofts into a temperature-controlled oasis
The International Tailoring Building set out to make their spaces more comfort­able, and met LL97 regu­la­tions along the way
Myriam Vidal Valero
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Profile
How Stefan Unger got "married to the project"
This co-op member became an expert in rain­screen cladding by leading his build­ing’s reno­va­tion project
Angely Mercado
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Clean Energy
How a Queens multifamily rental building turned roof repairs into energy gains
When it came time for routine repairs, the Bluestone group upgraded to solar
Talib Visram
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Clean Energy
How this Brooklyn condo ensures its solar panels work at max efficiency
Once solar panels are installed, engi­neers utilize energy ​“clip­ping” to ensure peak perfor­mance, even on the cloud­iest days
Miranda Lipton
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How-To
Hybrid heating, modern solutions
Ecosystem engi­neers utilize both heat pumps and a gas boiler to heat Manhattan co-op
Mary Cunningham
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Explainer
Installing heat pumps in a fully-occupied co-op
How this Manhattan building completed a major energy upgrade without disrupting resi­dents’ lives
Mary Cunningham
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Financing
Making it make cents
A Q&A with Jay Merves on green financing options for different types of homeowners
Miranda Lipton
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Clean Energy
Out of the china cabinet and onto the façade
Cutting-edge porce­lain tiles offer dura­bility and low main­te­nance for Manhattan co-op
Angely Mercado
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Financing
Renewable energy, sustainable financing
NYCEEC worked with the Bluestone Organization for its first loan to a multi­family rental unit for solar installation
Sunny Nagpaul
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Clean Energy
Simple installations and a financial ‘no-brainer’
Solar panels on the roof of Forest Hills rental carve a pathway toward clean energy via net metering
Sunny Nagpaul
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Policy
Welcome to Skylight
Or: Why create a magazine?
Eric S. Lee
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Case Study
What are we going to do with this roof?
The story of how one Brooklyn condo board bonded together over solar energy — after much deliberation
Meg Duff
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Manhattan
111 4th Avenue
The International Tailoring Building
 East Village
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Manhattan
201 East 79th Street
Upper East Side
205 Hicks Condensers
Brooklyn
205 Hicks Street
Brooklyn Heights
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Brooklyn
430 Clinton Avenue
Clinton Hill
Oakcrest ext 3
Queens
75-23 113th Street
The Oakcrest
 Forest Hills