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This is what the mayor of NY no longer wants to see in its sky: 58million tons of CO2 permeating the air each year.

Knowing that the city contains more than 900,000 buildings and that they are the major polluters, it becomes clear why the mayor is asking landlords to improve their installations by even offering incentives to those who upgrade their systems.

Therefore, more and more landlords are calling energy experts – such as these guys - to survey their existing equipment to detect what can be done. Here, the first finding: the boiler rejects too much gas

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Tom speech….

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The team went on to visit tenants’ apartments; the problem in this apartment is this old radiator which apparently is typical in NY apartments

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Betsy & tenant speech…

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Installation of thermostats, use of low voltage light bulbs and of devices that can reduce water pressure in the shower to consume less water…there are many solutions.

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Tom speech….

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It takes an average of 5 years for these ecological investments to become profitable and often landlords hesitate on investing, and yet other properties which followed the advice of this society have already saved 15% on their electrical bill in a one year.