Getting Started

Cooperation

Keeping Queensview affordable

How lifelong affordable housing champion Alicia Fernandez has ensured that her Astoria co-op stays within reach for first-time home buyers

Ayana Smith

Cool Tech

Submetering for savings at Queensview

Behind the metering strategy that shifts the onus for electricity use onto the individual — making users more aware of their own waste

Ayana Smith

Financing

Taking advantage of tax breaks gave this co-op a bigger budget for energy efficiency work

At the Queensview co-op, the J‑51 tax break secured almost $3 million in abatements over a nine-year period

Ayana Smith

Case Study

The Queens co-op that built a foundation for Local Law 97 compliance, brick by brick

At a middle-income co-op in western Queens, a series of smaller projects over a longer period do the same work as a single big-ticket upgrade to reduce carbon emissions

Emily Driehaus

Explainer

Breaking down the J-51 tax abatement: Who is it for, and how can it help?

Skylight explains the tax break that helps New York City apartments recoup costs for building upgrades

Annalisa Merelli

Clean Energy

It’s hard — and it’s happening

One year in, Skylight has documented real progress towards a clean energy transition in New York City’s apartment buildings

Eric S. Lee

Explainer

How steam heat boilers work

Boilers have warmed New York buildings for decades. But to prepare them to meet the city’s new climate standards, we must first understand how they function.

Alexander Behrens

Ask an Expert

“If you have a pulse on what’s going on, you don’t lose a building”

A Q&A with property manager Desi Ndreu on the value of communication, and how property management is responding to the need to decarbonize

Hannah Berman

Event Recap

Skylight offers a peek inside Two Charlton Owner Corp.’s energy efficiency transformation

The Charlton House has been prepping for Local Law 97 since before the law even existed. See what upgrades they’ve embraced.

Jaime Stock

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Case Study

After an eye-popping quote for gas, an Inwood building cozied up to an alternative

A $3 million quote for infrastructure upgrades from Con Edison sent the Inwood Park Apartments co-op searching for another solution

Meg Duff

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Profile

How a dyed-in-the-wool cooperator led his building through change

Hal Fuchsman is a lifelong believer in the co-op model of homeownership, but leading his building through an energy efficiency upgrade challenged even him.

Ayana Smith

Cool Tech

What is a “Radiator Cozy” and how does it work?

Inwood Park Apartments was able to save money on fuel and reduce carbon emissions — all by insulating their in-unit radiators

Ayana Smith

Cooperation

“Every win comes with a concession”: The ups and downs of navigating energy efficiency collectively

A change of plan at Inwood Park Apartments required communication, education, and more opportunities for feedback

Ayana Smith

Efficiency

How do you replace 400 windows? One step at a time.

Behind the scenes in one co-op’s planning process for a major façade upgrade

Sunny Nagpaul

Case Study

In Queens, a culture-driven approach to energy efficiency changed everything

How a historic Jackson Heights co-op secured its grade A energy rating through incremental upgrades and consistent shareholder discourse

Natasha Ishak

Explainer

The value of a building wellness check

An energy audit team talks through the benefits of knowing where your building stands

Hannah Berman

Financing

“A nice long runway”

An energy audit sets a ten-year path for compliance and savings at a Jackson Heights co-op

Sunny Nagpaul

Explainer

What is Local Law 97?

Skylight’s all-in-one explainer of New York City’s landmark building decarbonization law — and what it means for the city’s residential buildings.

Annalisa Merelli

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

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

Efficiency

Betting on a better Building Management System

An automated program to monitor building systems helps Manhattan co-op inch toward Local Law 97 compliance

Angely Mercado

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

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

Policy

Welcome to Skylight

Or: Why create a magazine?

Eric S. Lee

How life­long afford­able housing cham­pion Alicia Fernandez has ensured that her Astoria co-op stays within reach for first-time home buyers

Behind the metering strategy that shifts the onus for elec­tricity use onto the indi­vidual — making users more aware of their own waste

At the Queensview co-op, the J‑51 tax break secured almost $3 million in abate­ments over a nine-year period

At a middle-income co-op in western Queens, a series of smaller projects over a longer period do the same work as a single big-ticket upgrade to reduce carbon emissions

Skylight explains the tax break that helps New York City apart­ments recoup costs for building upgrades

One year in, Skylight has docu­mented real progress towards a clean energy tran­si­tion in New York City’s apart­ment buildings

Boilers have warmed New York build­ings for decades. But to prepare them to meet the city’s new climate stan­dards, we must first under­stand how they function.

A Q&A with prop­erty manager Desi Ndreu on the value of commu­ni­ca­tion, and how prop­erty manage­ment is responding to the need to decarbonize

The Charlton House has been prep­ping for Local Law 97 since before the law even existed. See what upgrades they’ve embraced.

A $3 million quote for infra­struc­ture upgrades from Con Edison sent the Inwood Park Apartments co-op searching for another solution

Hal Fuchsman is a life­long believer in the co-op model of home­own­er­ship, but leading his building through an energy effi­ciency upgrade chal­lenged even him.

Inwood Park Apartments was able to save money on fuel and reduce carbon emis­sions — all by insu­lating their in-unit radiators

A change of plan at Inwood Park Apartments required commu­ni­ca­tion, educa­tion, and more oppor­tu­ni­ties for feedback

Behind the scenes in one co-op’s plan­ning process for a major façade upgrade

How a historic Jackson Heights co-op secured its grade A energy rating through incre­mental upgrades and consis­tent share­holder discourse

An energy audit team talks through the bene­fits of knowing where your building stands

An energy audit sets a ten-year path for compli­ance and savings at a Jackson Heights co-op

Skylight’s all-in-one explainer of New York City’s land­mark building decar­boniza­tion law — and what it means for the city’s resi­den­tial buildings.

A Q&A with Kathryn DeFehr, Brooklyn archi­tect and co-op resi­dent, on how to sway a co-op board

An Upper East Side co-op replaces white-brick façade with porce­lain tile, fixing leaks and improving insulation

An auto­mated program to monitor building systems helps Manhattan co-op inch toward Local Law 97 compliance

This co-op member became an expert in rain­screen cladding by leading his build­ing’s reno­va­tion project

Cutting-edge porce­lain tiles offer dura­bility and low main­te­nance for Manhattan co-op

Or: Why create a magazine?

How lifelong affordable housing champion Alicia Fernandez has ensured that her Astoria co-op stays within reach for first-time home buyers

Behind the metering strategy that shifts the onus for electricity use onto the individual — making users more aware of their own waste

At the Queensview co-op, the J‑51 tax break secured almost $3 million in abatements over a nine-year period

Skylight explains the tax break that helps New York City apartments recoup costs for building upgrades

One year in, Skylight has documented real progress towards a clean energy transition in New York City’s apartment buildings

Boilers have warmed New York buildings for decades. But to prepare them to meet the city’s new climate standards, we must first understand how they function.

A Q&A with property manager Desi Ndreu on the value of communication, and how property management is responding to the need to decarbonize

The Charlton House has been prepping for Local Law 97 since before the law even existed. See what upgrades they’ve embraced.

A $3 million quote for infrastructure upgrades from Con Edison sent the Inwood Park Apartments co-op searching for another solution

Hal Fuchsman is a lifelong believer in the co-op model of homeownership, but leading his building through an energy efficiency upgrade challenged even him.

Inwood Park Apartments was able to save money on fuel and reduce carbon emissions — all by insulating their in-unit radiators

A change of plan at Inwood Park Apartments required communication, education, and more opportunities for feedback

Behind the scenes in one co-op’s planning process for a major façade upgrade

How a historic Jackson Heights co-op secured its grade A energy rating through incremental upgrades and consistent shareholder discourse

An energy audit team talks through the benefits of knowing where your building stands

An energy audit sets a ten-year path for compliance and savings at a Jackson Heights co-op

Skylight’s all-in-one explainer of New York City’s landmark building decarbonization law — and what it means for the city’s residential buildings.

A Q&A with Kathryn DeFehr, Brooklyn architect and co-op resident, on how to sway a co-op board

An Upper East Side co-op replaces white-brick façade with porcelain tile, fixing leaks and improving insulation

An automated program to monitor building systems helps Manhattan co-op inch toward Local Law 97 compliance

This co-op member became an expert in rainscreen cladding by leading his building’s renovation project

Cutting-edge porcelain tiles offer durability and low maintenance for Manhattan co-op