Monday, December 23, 2024

Tag: energy efficiency

Boyle Heights community

East LA Community Corporation Launches Transitioning to All-Electric Energy Across Housing Portfolio

As part of its mission to enhance housing sustainability and improve public health in the Boyle Heights community of Los Angeles, the East LA...

Who’s afraid of the BPS?

I love that my neighborhood leans into Halloween. The witches, ghosts, and skeletons are filling the yards down our block. Some are animatronic/motion activated...
Northgate II

HUD Announces More Than $5M in New Investments Grant for Northgate II in Camden...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Acting Secretary Adrianne Todman traveled to Camden, New Jersey, to announce a $5,640,000 grant to...
La Mora Senior Apartments

Northeast Projects Announces Completion of La Mora Senior Apartments a Energy-Efficient Senior Housing...

Northeast Projects, a leading building energy and Passive House consultancy, is proud to announce the successful completion of the La Mora Senior Apartments in...
Mary targets low-hanging fruit for efficiency retrofits

Finding the low-hanging fruit of efficiency retrofits

I get asked a lot what are the top opportunities for efficiency retrofits. I never answer that question because there are always SO MANY...
After more than 10 years, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is putting out a new LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating system.

LEED’s bold green overhaul

After more than 10 years, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is putting out a new LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating...
net zero standards for zero-emission buildings coming

I have learned from my mistakes. I am pretty sure I can repeat them...

In 2016, I was so very excited and honored to arrange and moderate a panel discussion at NMHC’s OPTECH called “Net Zero: Coming Soon...
building electrification will be an important aspect of sustainability in 2024

Sustainability issues to watch in 2024

On Wednesday, January 10, ULI hosted their webcast “ULI Global Sustainability Outlook 2024” where they discussed, not emerging trends, but what key things would...
inspect ducts to reduce energy loss

In 2024, resolve to reduce energy loss

We all start the year with resolutions or goals. Some of these goals may be carried over from the prior year. Some are new....
cutting energy costs by studying energy bills

My goodness, what is THAT?

We have talked these past few weeks about the building and really looking at it in ways that might not have crossed our minds...

Let’s talk about my favorite “F” word…. Free (Sort of)

I am not much for wearing makeup because I cannot stop rubbing my face. Typically, any applied eye makeup ends up on my check,...
Mary Nitschke column on energy

Energy Is Sexy

When I was at Prometheus Real Estate Group, I used to have a bumper sticker outside my office door that said, “Energy is Sexy.”...

Incandescent bulbs banned (again)

The Biden Administration has implemented a ban on incandescent light bulbs in favor of energy-efficient bulbs, following a years-long bipartisan effort to phase out...

Absolute zero

Decades of underinvestment and underbuilding continue to deepen a national housing shortage decoupled from demand since the 1980s. This was recently underscored by a...
renewable energy for net-zero buildings

Five technologies that will enable net-zero for buildings

With the Biden administration setting aggressive goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, building owners and operators should expect increasing emphasis on energy efficiency in...

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