New York City is at the forefront of the building decarbonization effort. But one of the primary hurdles for meaningfully reducing the city’s carbon emissions footprint remains the lack of an efficient and affordable solution for electric heating and cooling — “especially for many of the tall residential buildings that comprise our portfolio,” said Greg Russ, chair and CEO of the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA).
NYC is aiming to address this green energy gap through its new “Clean Heat for All Challenge,” using custom window heat pumps specially designed for the project by electric heat pump manufacturer Midea America Corp.