New York City bans natural gas in new buildings

Re:New York City bans natural gas in new buildings by calcifer on Sunday December 26, 2021 @03:26AM (#29690709)

> London banned gas stoves in apartments years ago.

Do you have a source for that? I have a gas stove, and so do many others I know, and I've never heard of a ban.

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Re:New York City bans natural gas in new buildings by ealexhudson on Sunday December 26, 2021 @05:45AM (#29691307)

I don't believe it's true, it certainly isn't something London could bring in on its own. However, gas appliances over here for apartments do need to have flame sensors (so the gas gets cut off), and if you're a landlord, you're going to need to do annual safety checks on gas equipment (apartment or not).

So the equipment itself is slightly more costly for an apartment, and a landlord specifically has a strong incentive to have little/no gas, to save on the annual checks.

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Re:New York City bans natural gas in new buildings by dazc on Sunday December 26, 2021 @07:58AM (#29692039)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronan_Point

Tldr; a tower block suffered a partial collapse as a result of a gas explosion in 1968. Changes to Building Regulations were made to mitigate against 'Disproportionate Collapse'

(Effect on legislation) 'Existing buildings were allowed to resist an explosive force of 17 kPa (2.5 psi), provided that the gas supply was removed and flats were refitted for electric cooking and heating.'

Such buildings with gas supplies today will have been constructed to comply with the amended regulations.

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