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Some experts and environmental groups have suggested that the most sustainable and cost-effective solution is moving away from steam heating, an energy-inefficient and fossil-fuel-heavy method that is the century-old norm in most of the city.

But the complex was built for a different era — with 600 coal fireplaces, now all replaced by steam heating.

Low pressure means there’s not enough water for sanitation or steam heating.

Sobyanin argued that the five-storey buildings are too difficult to renovate, since the pipes for plumbing and central steam heating are built into the wall.

A pay phone rings ominously, with mysterious static, and more, on the other end, and the steam heating system produces unearthly noises.