Also important are efforts to upgrade electrical infrastructure to make them safer for vultures.
It is positioned to benefit from the billions governments worldwide are spending to build and upgrade electrical grids so they can handle intermittent sources along with higher demand.
They could also choose to upgrade electrical systems, air conditioning, lighting, windows and other features in order to attract tenants.
She says transit officials argue that replacing the bulbs would require an upgraded electrical power system.
The city's $71 million will be used for capital improvements: paving streets, upgrading electrical systems and installing water and sewer lines.
Stephen Ambrose, a partner at the firm, said the decision had less to do with upgraded electrical amenities and operating efficiency than it did with proximity.
Entergy and SMG, which manages the Superdome, had upgraded electrical lines and other equipment in the months before the Super Bowl.
Izak Senbahar, whose Alexico Group has converted a number of buildings, said tenants often negotiate for such improvements as a refurbished lobby, new elevators, upgraded electrical systems or a new boiler.
$300,000 to $599,999 West Orange $382,00066 Forest Avenue Number of bedrooms: 3 Number of full bathrooms: 1 Number of half bathrooms: 2 Weeks on market: 5 months 65-year-old colonial; h/w floors, new roof, moldings, upgraded electrical system, 3-car detached garage, 150-by-200-ft.
$300,000 to $599,999 Airmont $449,000 97 Smith Hill Road, Rockland Number of bedrooms: 4 Number of full bathrooms: 2 Number of half bathrooms: 0 Time on the market: 1 week 125-year-old vinyl-sided Cape Cod; dining room, eat-in kitchen, den, wide-plank floors, upgraded electrical and plumbing systems, 1.08-acre lot; taxes $6,406; listed at $459,000.
The South Bronx-based training center, a collaboration between the Consortium for Worker Education and six partner organizations that is supported by a Recovery Act grant, offers training in "hard" and "soft" skills, from mechanical theory to basic plumbing to upgrading electrical systems for energy efficiency.
