HVAC AND NYC Commercial Office Buildings - Question
Looking into a smart HVAC system. Do owners &amp; landlords control the HVAC in a building or by floor? If the office floors are sub-metered... The landlord turns on the HVAC but the tenant will be responsible for paying.
[{"id": "ivzddtf", "text": "You have few different items here...\n\n1) HVAC charges are usual part of the CAM charges,  tenants pay a share of the cost based on the sq.ft.\n\n2) after hours HVAC charges - if the lease allows, the landlord can/might charge the tenants on an hourly basis. this is very common.\n\n 3) sub-metering if exists can help mainly with utilities. It real world it's almost impossible to separate/measure the exact consumption of HVAC services for a specific floor (you would need to know the exact loads per floor/ cost of RM per floor/ utilities etc.). It could be done but it's a complex scenario .\n\n4) sub-metering - if the building has sub-meters /floor or per unit, you can definitely bill back those tenants for the actual consumption . Make sure that the sub-meters are certified /approved otherwise the tenants might dispute the charges.\n\n5) in multi story buildings the HVAC is centralized and controlled/maintained/repaired by LL", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]