The Golden Opportunity: Energy Efficiency Retrofitting
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Tags: save energy, M&V, better buildings, save money, Investment Confidence Project, EDF, Finance, Retrofitting, Energy efficiency, Funding, baselining
It’s definitely tough to be in the city and think of how “green” it can be, especially because cities are mostly built environments. Aside from industrialization, you can’t stop from noticing the streets covered in trash, air full of car exhaust, and lack of large green spaces! However, some cities in the U.S. have begun to push these stereotypes aside. The WegoWise, Inc. team decided to gather 7 cities that have promoted sustainability in great ways. Check it out!
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Tags: Sustainability, save energy, save money, Recycling, Energy efficiency, Green living
What to expect when you're expecting...Solar Power. Last year my wife and I decided to take the plunge, we signed up for residential solar power. After living in China and breathing really dirty air for 2 years, I became interested in the advantages of solar power. I dreamt of a solar world.
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Tags: save energy, save money, solar, advantages to going solar, solar world
EPA Investing in New Energy Star Portfolio Manager Web Services The EPA is closing in on the scheduled release of their newly upgraded Energy Star Portfolio Manager that will make benchmarking building energy efficiency more, for lack of a better word, efficient. The upgrade will include changes to the database architecture, system processing, web services, and user interface. All changes are being made with an overarching purpose of improving functionality and usability for all parties. Most notable for the Portfolio Manager user, is that the web services, formally known as Automated Benchmarking Services (ABS), will have a new software design to simplify the process of exchanging data with Portfolio Manager.
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We love energy tracking, the key idea behind the US Government's Better Building Challenge. Over the next few weeks there are a number of terrific events focused on reducing energy and saving money by improving the built environment through energy efficiency upgrades.
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Tags: save energy, M&V, better buildings, save money, epa portfolio manager, Benchmark, better building, Energy efficiency, energy star, Energy Disclosure
