Month: March 2025

ENPG’s Thomas Morrisson Tells HABITAT How Boards Can Drive Project Success

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EN-POWER GROUP is recently featured in Habitat Magazine’s podcast, Problem Solved! For Co-Ops and Condos, interview with Bill Morris.

EN-POWER GROUP proudly launches its new Service Page about Commissioning.

EN-POWER GROUP is recently featured in Habitat Magazine’s podcast, Problem Solved! For Co-Ops and Condos, interview with Bill Morris.

Tom Morrison talked about a 70-unit in the south Bronx that had a passionate Board member who wanted to improve his building’s current “C” energy letter grade to an “A” and completely eliminate their Round 1 and 2 NYC Local Law 97 carbon penalties. Tom and the team at EN-POWER worked closely in tandem with the Board to identify and implement energy improvement measures, including converting the heating system from oil to natural gas, installing new boilers, installing dedicated domestic hot water heaters, upgrading common area lighting, installing sub- metering, and installing a rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) system. The Board is also working with individual residents to upgrade their lighting and water fixtures for free with Con Edison. These projects show buildings can achieve deep savings even without more costly electrification measures.

For more details, click here to check out the Habitat Magazine podcast: https://www.habitatmag.com/problem_solved/A-Bronx-Success-Story-All-About-Energy

Improvements You Can Make for Local Law 87: One Co-op’s Story

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“In conjunction with the Multifamily Performance Program (MPP) offered by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), the co-op would be to install a separate domestic gas-fired hot water heater. Currently, the building provides residents with hot water for things like showers and dishwashing by utilizing steam-coilers in the boiler. ‘That requires the boiler to be operating year round, even in the summer,’ says Michael Scorrano, managing director at the energy-services company EN-POWER GROUP, which performed work at 110 Riverside Drive.

There is a small existing Con Ed line that provides natural gas for in-unit stoves and the building’s dryers. Scorrano says it is possible that the line could accommodate a hot water heater… ‘It would cost about $100,000 and it has a 3.6-year ROI [return on investment],’ Scorrano says. An upgraded system would mean the building would use 17 percent less energy annually, easily allowing the co-op to meet its MPP goal.

… [Co-op board member] Valentine says his co-op board sees Local Law 87 not as another burden imposed on them by New York City but rather as an impetus to do the types of things that will save money in the long run.”

To read the full March 19, 2013 article in Habitat >>>> click here

Tags: Local Law Compliance, Commissioning & Retro‑Commissioning