The Golden Opportunity: Energy Efficiency Retrofitting
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After decades of deliberation, the owners of the historic Empire State Building in New York City have decided to IPO, allowing the public to purchase shares of the Manhattan icon. This means that ownership in the famous structure are available to you and me, regardless of whether we are real estate moguls. Because I am an energy nerd, this analysis focuses on the impact of recent green projects on the building's value.
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Tags: Sustainability, Energy efficiency, Funding, Energy Disclosure
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.
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It seems like not a day goes by without people in our office gathering around the proverbial water-cooler (which in our case is a non-proverbial foosball table) and discussing the Olympics. This got us thinking, and blogging, about how we could reward our customers for their energy and money savings, as if the savings themselves weren't reward enough. So we created the WegOlympics and combed through our database of almost 10,000 buildings to pick the winners. Our Opening Ceremony, in which we chronicled the brief history and meteoric rise of WegoWise through interpretive energy tracking, did not get as much media coverage as the boondoggle in London, but we are hoping that our Medal Ceremony can turn the tables in our favour. Based on a similar judging system as the Men's Gymnastics Floor Routine, we have hand-picked the winners of this year's 2012 WegOlympics. Here are your winners. You have made your country very proud.
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With so many properties in need of energy efficiency upgrades, it's often difficult to decide where to start. Energy efficiency program administrators have the additional burden of trying to decide which projects deserve funding.
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WegoWise recently presented at the 10th Annual Cleantech Forum in San Francisco. We were honored to have been one of only twenty companies selected to present our technology and business model in front some of the most prominent investors and multinationals in the cleantech industry.
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An energy audit is an examination of a building for energy efficiency improvement purposes. Through analysis of energy usage, building characteristics, weather data, and the typical usage of the building, an energy audit can recommend energy conservation measures. The measures are assessed for their savings potential, as well as their ability to maintain or improve the quality of life within the building.
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Tags: Energy efficiency, Funding, Building science, Water Conservation
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. This week we take a look at energy efficiency, from why it's important to ways to get there. 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
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Nate
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Sean
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Lily
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Catherine
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Casey
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For many property owners wishing to make energy efficient upgrades to their buildings, the dream proves impossible due to a lack of upfront capital. Even if they were able to secure a loan to pay for the upgrade, there would be no guarantee they’d be in their home long enough to see full payback and subsequent savings from the improvement. This is where an emerging financing structure known as Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) loans enters the conversation. These exploratory programs forge public-private partnerships that aim to spur investment in the energy efficiency of our built environment.
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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. This week we take a look at what makes the world go 'round--money!. 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
,
Sean
,
Lily
,
Catherine
, and
Casey.
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