Items tagged #Electrification

Early adapters: The Manhattan co-op that went all-in on all-electric

Beekman Hill was among the first build­ings in NYC to fully elec­trify heating and cooling, resulting in increased resi­dent comfort and thou­sands in monthly savings. Can others repli­cate its success?

420 East 51st Street
420 Beekman Hill
Midtown East

“Read the F*cking Manual!”

A Q&A with Chris McGinnis, a former IBM worker and long­time co-op resi­dent who made it his mission to learn how build­ings work so he could make his own more efficient