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HVAC
What are the main NYC energy efficiency laws that apply to co-op and condo buildings?
By Tina Larsson |October 10, 2023 - 12:30AM
Buildings systems
Ventilation
What’s the useful life of our building’s equipment?
By Tina Larsson |October 10, 2023 - 12:30AM
The roof garden at Via 57 West.
Live
Secret gardens: The plants and insects that inhabit NYC's green roofs
By Celia Young |August 21, 2023 - 3:52PM
A roof garden on a Bronx apartment building
Design + Architecture
How to get a tax abatement to create an energy-saving green roof for your brownstone or apartment building
By Celia Young |July 26, 2023 - 3:30PM
BulkheadBrooklyn
Renovation
What would it cost to add a bulkhead to access the roof of our NYC brownstone?

… … A bulkhead is the boxlike structure on a roof that covers the stairwell and provides outdoor access … of the apartment or house Steel is traditionally used in New York City as the structural element of bulkheads says … typically need architectural and structural drawings a new staircase to the roof a new firerated door plus …

By Emily Myers |February 6, 2023 - 12:30PM