It feels really good knowing you did something good for another person, and that's exactly the feeling you're get when you invest in a Heat Seek NYC thermometer. What makes this thermometer so special is that it connects to the web to help NYC turn the heat on for thousands of tenants that will go with no heat in brutal Big Apple winters. The creators of Heat Seek NYC want to end NYC's heating crisis by using their simple system of affordable temperature sensors combined with easy-to-use web software.
So there's a law in NYC that states the temperature indoors has to be kept at a certain temp between October and May, but it's currently hard to enface. Right now, tenants have to keep temperature logs by hand, which ins't the best evidence in housing court. Or they have the option of dialing 311 repeatedly to try and get a heat inspector out to verify that the building does have a heating violation. With Heat Seek NYC's sensors, the temperature will automatically be recorded and kept online so that tenants, advocates and lawyers can log in to check that the building is indeed following the heating code.
The sensors can be placed anywhere in any apartment or rooms per house to collect accurate temperature readings and they can be set up in a matter of minutes. If you want to record only one room, get the Heat Seek Hub, which is the heart of their sensor network and can work alone to collect readings or can connect to a number of Cells to collect and send their readings, too. NYC apartments with several sensors in several apartments need only one apartment to have the more expensive Hub, with the others using the more affordable Cell units. All the Hub needs to function right is A/C power and an internet connection via Wi-Fi or ethernet. Pledging $30 or more provides a Cell for a New Yorker in need, while $60 gets you your own Cell and donates one to a NYC resident in need. Pledging $120 gets you a Hub and one donated in your name.
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