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Many aging apartment buildings in the Bronx do not have the resources to upgrade boilers and undertake major repairs and renovations to make them more energy efficient and to improve living conditions for tenants. In response to this problem, borough president Ruben Diaz Jr. has teamed up with city housing officials to create a program that will help those buildings pay the upfront costs for energy improvements, such as replacing an old boiler, insulating windows, or installing solar panels on the roof.