how do skyscrapers heat/cool all of their space and not overdraw electricity?

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What form of energy are they using for the heating? Surely can’t just be a giant oil furnace…. And what are the electricity costs for operating such a massive building? The draw from the grid must be insane

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The architects and engineers who design skyscrapers have a wide range of ratios and equations to estimate the electricity and heat needed by a given building. All it takes is for them to make sure there are enough boilers and/or electric heating units in the basement to meet the heating+hot water needs of the building.

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