New York State Multifamily Building On-Site Energy Inspections

67 on-site inspections of multifamily buildings in New York State provide detailed property and equipment data. The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) collected this information from 2011 to 2014 to enhance a statewide residential baseline study. Inspections covered common spaces and tenant units to verify survey data.

Use Cases

• Modeling energy consumption by correlating property characteristics with heating, cooling, and appliance equipment types.
• Identifying common efficiency measures in multifamily stock using data on lighting, water heating, and miscellaneous energy-using equipment.
• Analyzing observable operating behavior patterns across different building segments for behavioral energy savings potential.
• Verifying self-reported survey data through cross-referencing with on-site inspection records for property and equipment features.

Strengths

• Data from 67 physical building inspections provides ground-truth verification.
• Covers both common space and tenant-unit equipment for a complete building view.
• Collected by a state authority (NYSERDA) for an official baseline study.

Limitations

• Sample size of 67 buildings may not be statistically representative of the entire state's multifamily stock.
• Data is from 2011-2014 and may not reflect current building conditions or equipment efficiency standards.
• Unknown row count and specific column details limit assessment of feature granularity.

Provenance

Source

New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), in collaboration with the New York State Department of Public Service.

Collection Method

On-site inspections conducted to collect detailed information and verify self-reported survey data.

Time Range

2011 to 2014

Freshness

Data collection ended in 2014; metadata was last updated in April 2026.

Geography

New York State, United States