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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. 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.

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.

Coffee.  It’s just another part of your daily routine. Right? Wrong! Have you ever thought of the vast impact your coffee habits have on the environment and on the local economy?

Multifamily housing presents an excellent opportunity for energy efficiency measures for three primary reasons. First, much of this housing stock is old: according to the Energy Programs Consortium, 85% of multifamily housing in the United States was constructed before 1990. This means many of the structures need repairs and most have building systems that are outdated. Next, the physical characteristics of multifamily housing, such as exterior exposure per residence, make it easier to perform retrofits. And finally, the larger scale of these types of properties means that improvements result in larger total reductions in usage and larger financial savings. Due to these factors, EPC found that multifamily buildings could save anywhere from 30 – 75% of energy through efficiency measures. We’ve observed this ourselves through the work we’ve been doing in Massachusetts with the LEAN Multifamily Benchmarking Inventory. In some cases, owners have reduced their energy bill by more than 50% through retrofits.

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. Our readership amongst children is not as high as we would like. Turns out, a lot of children, especially the littlest ones, can't even read at all. But every kid, no matter how small, should know the importance of energy conservation. We put together a list for 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, Kate and Bert.

A near constant challenge for every property manager with whom we work, is trying to get their tenants interested in saving energy. One would think the obvious monetary benefits would be enough but what about those tenants who don't pay utility bills? This blog posts owes thanks to several very clever property managers who shared their green-tenant event calendars with the world.