Utility Tracking and Benchmarking Blog | WegoBlog

Our new WegoWise product video is ready for the world to see. Watch as Ed the Panda learns how to turn his inefficient buildings into money and energy savings with WegoWise! 

Here's a cool infographic from the World Resources Institute we ran across this week and wanted to share. Not to toot our own horn, but the CO2 from Residential Buildings (Tan color, fourth row down in the "End Use/Activity column) is what we help reduce everyday here at WegoWise. 

A few weeks ago I wrote a blog post intended to help get people started tracking their utility data. To recap the three easy steps were:

Our friends at buildingwell.org were kind enough to share some of their building science expertise on air and vapor barriers. 

If you recently installed a new boiler in your home and want to figure out how much energy and money you're saving, or if you want to see if that cool new thermostat is helping lower your heating bill, tracking utility data is the first step. After all, you can't manage what you can't measure. Unfortunately, tracking utility data is not as straightforward as it seems and can be a frustrating experience. This post is meant to guide you through your first utility tracking experience and give you the tips needed to avoid common tracking pitfalls. 

Our friends at buildingwell.org were kind enough to share some of their extensive knowledge with us, so today we're hoping to provide you with some helpful information on elevator options.

Whether you want to be a more informed citizen or just want to kill some time before 5 on a Friday afternoon, WegoWise has got you covered. So peruse our best links, give us some feedback and be sure to share some of the info you just gleaned with other interested parties at the parties you are hopefully attending this weekend. Brought to you by Dan, Nate and Lily.

Earlier this month we wrote blog posts about benchmarking ordinances in NYC and Seattle. In February, San Francisco joined the ever growing list of cities enacting benchmarking laws with the Existing Commercial Building Energy Performance Ordinance. The city hopes the ordinance will encourage commercial buildings to invest in energy conservation measures and reduce the city's overall carbon footprint. As detailed in the chart below, a small reduction in GHG emissions in the commercial sector could go a long way toward helping the city achieve its emission reduction goals.