{"id":6783,"date":"2022-11-30T11:21:36","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T16:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/randpc.com\/blog\/?p=6783"},"modified":"2022-11-30T15:14:48","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T20:14:48","slug":"winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/m.randpc.com\/blog\/winter\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter is Coming. Is Your Building Prepared?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6796 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/randpc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/snowy-winter-featured-image.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"436\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/m.randpc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/snowy-winter-featured-image.jpg 360w, https:\/\/m.randpc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/snowy-winter-featured-image-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/m.randpc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/snowy-winter-featured-image-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 436px) 100vw, 436px\" \/><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Winter is almost here. New York City's heating season is in full swing, the nights are getting longer, and the temperatures have been steadily falling like the leaves on the trees. To protect your residents and keep everyone safe, warm (but not too warm), and dry, be sure to read RAND's tips to prepare for and comfortably survive this winter season: <\/p>\n<p><\/br><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/randpc.com\/ask\/exterior-repair-and-maintenance\/winterizing\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5220 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/randpc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_2907editweb2-1-300x246.jpg\" alt=\"Con Edison is introducing new high level incentives, up to $75,000 per building, to encourage customers to convert from oil to gas.\" width=\"312\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/m.randpc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_2907editweb2-1-300x246.jpg 300w, https:\/\/m.randpc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_2907editweb2-1-150x123.jpg 150w, https:\/\/m.randpc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_2907editweb2-1-768x631.jpg 768w, https:\/\/m.randpc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_2907editweb2-1-485x398.jpg 485w, https:\/\/m.randpc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_2907editweb2-1.jpg 975w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 312px) 100vw, 312px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/randpc.com\/ask\/exterior-repair-and-maintenance\/winterizing\/\"><strong>Preparing Your Building for Winter<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nBuilding owners, board member, and managing agent should address any issues of a building's exterior envelope and key elements of mechanical systems before the onset of winter. Read our basic checklist of items that every board member and managing agent should go through to prepare a property for the winter season.<\/p>\n<p><\/br><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5229\" src=\"https:\/\/randpc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Deterioration-Symptoms-web-300x222.jpg\" alt=\"Common symptoms and causes of exterior wall distress include (clockwise, starting upper left corner): efflorescence, spalls, cracks, and mortar deterioration.\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/m.randpc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Deterioration-Symptoms-web-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/m.randpc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Deterioration-Symptoms-web-150x111.jpg 150w, https:\/\/m.randpc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Deterioration-Symptoms-web-768x568.jpg 768w, https:\/\/m.randpc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Deterioration-Symptoms-web-485x358.jpg 485w, https:\/\/m.randpc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Deterioration-Symptoms-web.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/randpc.com\/ask\/exterior-repair-and-maintenance\/healthy-exterior-walls\/\">The Key to Healthy Exterior Walls<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nProper maintenance of exterior walls can protect the interior living spaces from a constant barrage of natural forces, including rain, ice, hail, wind pressure and suction, fluctuating cold and heat, etc. The key to maintaining a healthy wall is identifying, properly diagnosing, and repairing problems before they become serious.<\/p>\n<p><\/br><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6789\" src=\"https:\/\/randpc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/NYC-Radiator-300x193.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/m.randpc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/NYC-Radiator-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/m.randpc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/NYC-Radiator-485x312.jpg 485w, https:\/\/m.randpc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/NYC-Radiator-150x96.jpg 150w, https:\/\/m.randpc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/NYC-Radiator-768x493.jpg 768w, https:\/\/m.randpc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/NYC-Radiator.jpg 814w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/randpc.com\/articles\/mep\/nyc-radiators\/\"><strong>3 Things You Need to Know About Your NYC Radiators<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nAs every New Yorker knows, radiators can be fairly quirky, starting up\u2014and clanging loudly, or not turning on at all in the coldest of winter days. Here's a cheat sheet on how to make the most of your apartment radiator.<\/p>\n<p><\/br><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6792\" src=\"https:\/\/randpc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/overheating-radiator.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/m.randpc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/overheating-radiator.jpg 250w, https:\/\/m.randpc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/overheating-radiator-150x133.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/randpc.com\/articles\/mep\/overheated-apartment\/\">Cooling Down Your Overheated Apartment<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Even when you turn off your radiators, your apartment is a miserable sweatbox. Meanwhile your neighbors are not getting enough heat. Find out how you can regulate your apartment's temperature and why your neighbors might be freezing.<\/p>\n<p><\/br><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Peter E. Varsalona, PE, CEM, CBCP is a principal and MEP Team Leader at RAND.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/br><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Winter is almost here. New York City's heating season is in full swing, the nights are getting longer, and the temperatures have been steadily falling like the leaves on the trees. 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