Category: Energy Conservation

It may not feel like it now, but winter is coming—and winterizing windows is a critical annual task for New England property managers and condominium boards. Under the strain of harsh coastal winds, sub-zero temperatures, and heavy snow, dr…

Saving energy does a lot more than just reduce your association’s carbon footprint and toxic emissions—it also saves money, and everybody likes that part! The steps a multifamily condo building, HOA, or co-op can take to reduce its energy c…

Despite the well-established role fossil fuels play in the acceleration of climate change and its dire consequences, converting to renewable or ‘green’ energy raises big questions for multifamily communities. While generally supported (in t…

The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June through November, with storm activity intensifying in late summer, peaking around mid-September. And while the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has predicted a calmer-than-u…

New England summers bring a brutal combination of high heat and heavy humidity. Strict HOA guidelines and shared structural walls can make it tough for individual condo residents to manage cooling costs, but you don’t need a total HVAC over…

As the climate crisis has worsened, governments at the federal, state, and local level have made attempts to legislate solutions. While necessary, that three-pronged approach can often make compliance a complicated process for multifamily b…

Cleaning products are designed with a straightforward goal: to reduce dirt and grime. But once you delve deeper into their overall purpose, things become more complex. What makes something really clean? Does it just look shinier? Smell bett…

Energy efficiency and reducing emissions has become a hot topic (no pun intended) in recent years across New England, with more and more gadgets and devices coming on the market specifically designed to use less energy and save money. Savin…

Perhaps the most pressing long-term issue for our society and the planet as a whole is the threat posed by climate change. While some may still deny the established facts, the reality remains that the world is warming at an unprecedented—an…

Nobel Prize-eschewing poet and folk-rock music legend Bob Dylan might have been the first person to be known as “going electric” (at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965), but as with much of his oeuvre, the world is now following in his foots…