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Whether you want to be a more informed citizen or just want to kill some time on a Friday Fall afternoon, WegoWise has got you covered. Now that it is officially Fall, you deserve to have some seasonal fun. 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, Lily, Catherine, Casey, Kate, and Joanna.

Last month, the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) made the results from the first year of the LEAN Multifamily Benchmarking Inventory available to the public.

The breakdown of energy use in New York City looks like this: 

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. Now that summer is on its way out, stave away the winter blues and keep the green in your life by bringing it indoors with you. 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, Lily, Catherine, Casey, and Joanna.

While you may still be enjoying the warm September weather, colder temperatures will be creeping in before you know it.  Around the WegoWise office in Boston, harsh winter weather is a serious consideration for homeowners when thinking about insulating their homes for the upcoming seasons. Attics are one of the most important areas of a home to insulate to reduce heat loss and thereby decrease energy consumption. Understanding and improving aged or inadequate attic insulation before the winter begins is an important step to insure a comfortable and energy efficient home during the upcoming months.

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. Last weekend was pretty breezy here as storms moved up the coast and that got us thinking about wind.  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, Lily, Catherine and Casey.

With summer almost over and the August utility bills paid, you may be feeling a little poorer.  You feel like your electric bills were a lot higher during the summer than the spring, but why? Doesn’t the sun stay up longer, reducing your need to turn on lights? Well yes, but then you remember, you and your roommates have been running fans and window AC units all summer! How much of an impact did this have on your electricity bill? And which is the bigger energy hog, the window fan or the window AC?? 

Looking to get the iPhone 5 soon?  The excitement and mystery surrounding the new features has probably distracted more than a couple of people from considering the fate of their current, probably still functioning cell phone.

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. We spend a lot of time at the office talking about food. 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, Lily, Catherine and Casey.

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. It is that time of year we used to dread--back to school time.  While none of us are starting school this semester, we still don't much like this time of year because our awesome summer interns did have to go back to school.  To cheer ourselves up we put together a list of some neat sustainability measures schools around the country have put into place.  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, Lily, Catherine and Casey.