Access the Funds for Energy Efficiency Projects

Posted on January 11th, 2012 by Ivy Cada

Ultimately, you want an energy efficiency plan for your business – understanding it makes good business sense to lower your energy consumption, to save money,[...]

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Tags: buildings, business, cost effectiveness, costs, energy consumption, energy efficiency, energy savings, finances

You Wish You Worked Here!

Posted on December 19th, 2011 by Priyanka Samant

Your dream office may have relaxation pods for naps and spa rooms for massages like the ones in Google’s Zurich office. A “play pit” like[...]

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Tags: brightness, commercial lighting, demand response, electricity savings, energy efficiency, energy savings, energy usage, energy waste, lighting, office

Petroleum Savings if all Passenger Vehicles in U.S. were Hybrids or EVs!

Posted on November 23rd, 2011 by Barry Stevens

A month ago, I was asked the question: “What would be the impact on petroleum usage if all cars (passenger vehicles) in the U.S. energy[...]

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Tags: electric vehicles, energy efficiency, energy savings, hybrid vehicles, oil imports, petroleum consumption, Prius, Toyota

Addressing today’s energy dilemmas in commercial buildings through demand response

Posted on October 26th, 2011 by Don Rickey

A growing number of incentives are heating up demand response (DR) adoption in the commercial building sector. The commercial sector, faced with factors such as[...]

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Tags: buildings, climate change, commercial buildings, costs, demand management, demand response, energy efficiency, energy savings, Show, smart grid

Data Center Consolidation and Efficient IT: Strategies to streamline and reduce wastage in your server estate

Posted on October 13th, 2011 by Priyanka Samant

Earlier this summer (July 2011) the US federal government announced plans to shut down 40 percent of its data centers over the next four years.[...]

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Tags: data center, Efficiency, energy savings, financial savings, information technology, it, Rationalization, server, software, virtualization

SMART Start, SMART Finish: Driving Energy Efficiency in New Construction

Posted on October 4th, 2011 by James Potach

In my last column for The Daily Energy Report, we looked at the prospects for driving energy efficiency in existing facilities, thereby reducing operational costs,[...]

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Tags: buildings, CapEx, capital expenses, construction industry, energy efficiency, energy savings, energy savings performance contract, green building, green construction, operational expenses, OpEx

Energy efficiency and the Solyndra effect

Posted on September 26th, 2011 by Lisa Wood

Not so long ago the green energy movement celebrated because President Obama used words like ‘renewable energy’ and ‘climate change’ in his inaugural speech. It[...]

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Tags: clean energy, energy efficiency, energy savings, green energy, solar energy, Solyndra

Funding Solutions for Energy Projects in a Post-Stimulus World

Posted on August 5th, 2011 by James Potach

Faced with a combination of ongoing municipal and state budget cuts, pressure from citizens to keep taxes low and the looming energy efficiency mandates that[...]

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Tags: buildings, electricity consumption, energy conservation, energy efficiency, energy management, energy savings, energy savings performance contracting, north carolina state university

Energy Management and Demand Response on our Minds in the Summertime

Posted on June 24th, 2011 by Don Rickey

As temperatures soared to over 90 degrees along the East coast in early June, air conditioners across the region were turned on full blast. Air[...]

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Tags: CO2 emissions, cost savings, demand response, emission reductions, energy consumption, energy efficiency, energy management, energy savings, smart grid, summertime

Energy Efficiency Absorbs Water

Posted on May 22nd, 2011 by Lisa Wood

Efforts have been underway for decades to conserve both energy and water, but never in concert. This is unfortunate because energy uses a lot of[...]

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Tags: combined technology, electricity consumption, energy efficiency, energy savings, home automation, smart homes, smart water technologies, water conservation, water efficiency, water savings

Energy efficiency and the annoying guy next door

Posted on May 19th, 2011 by Lisa Wood

Who would have thought backyards would cause so much trouble for the North American energy industry? First came the NIMBYs, ‘the not-in-my-backyard protesters’, who block[...]

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Tags: automobile-dependent, big backyards, British thermal units, energy consumption, energy efficiency, energy savings, location efficiency, multifamily, privacy, suburban, transit-oriented, urban

Energy efficiency and Weight Watchers

Posted on May 18th, 2011 by Lisa Wood

We’ve been hearing for years that the energy efficiency industry needs to find its equivalent to the cell phone. These days industry folks refer to[...]

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Tags: appliance standards, cell phone, conservation, convenience, energy efficiency, energy savings, killer app, save energy, smart meter

Beyond Energy Management Systems: The Economic and Environmental Impact of Maximizing Real Estate Utilization

Posted on February 1st, 2011 by Sharon Shapiro

Integrated energy management systems (EMS) are quickly becoming a necessity for companies worldwide as they look for innovative ways to reduce their carbon footprint, cut[...]

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Tags: carbon footprint, EMS, energy consumption, energy expenses, energy savings, energy waste, integrated energy management systems, John T. Anderson, PeopleCube, room scheduling applications

What Is Evaporative Cooling?

Posted on January 20th, 2011 by Sharon Shapiro

We get the calls every year… “My building is too hot, please come out as soon as possible.” Thousands of dollars get wasted on temporary[...]

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Tags: AC unit, Air Systems of Sacramento, Bill Sherbert, energy savings, Evaporcool, maintenance, pre-cooling system, solution, temporary cooling

5 Reasons Why the Smart Grid will Save Businesses Money

Posted on January 2nd, 2011 by Sharon Shapiro

Today, most businesses have clear insight into IT spend or capital expenditures, but when asked about energy costs, it’s typically not on their radar. Overall,[...]

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Tags: active energy management, Cassandra Quaintance, charging solutions, Demand Response programs, energy costs, energy savings, real-time grid management, renewable energy investments, ROI, Schneider Electric, smart grid

How To Best Implement and Get Value Out of an Energy Management System

Posted on January 2nd, 2011 by Sharon Shapiro

If you don’t already have an energy management system (EMS) in your building, there is probably one in your future. Although the worldwide recession brought[...]

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Tags: alarms, EMS, energy consumption, energy management system, energy savings, monitor, reporting, sensors, Wayne Stargardt

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Access the Funds for Energy Efficiency Projects

You Wish You Worked Here!

Petroleum Savings if all Passenger Vehicles in U.S. were Hybrids or EVs!

Addressing today’s energy dilemmas in commercial buildings through demand response

Data Center Consolidation and Efficient IT: Strategies to streamline and reduce wastage in your server estate

SMART Start, SMART Finish: Driving Energy Efficiency in New Construction

Energy efficiency and the Solyndra effect

Funding Solutions for Energy Projects in a Post-Stimulus World

Energy Management and Demand Response on our Minds in the Summertime

Energy Efficiency Absorbs Water

Energy efficiency and the annoying guy next door

Energy efficiency and Weight Watchers

Beyond Energy Management Systems: The Economic and Environmental Impact of Maximizing Real Estate Utilization

What Is Evaporative Cooling?

5 Reasons Why the Smart Grid will Save Businesses Money

How To Best Implement and Get Value Out of an Energy Management System

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