Tag: energy efficiency

The Park Square rental complex at Arlington Street and Columbus Avenue in Bay Village has been carved out of a 1927 Renaissance Revival building. Built...

Customers of California’s big utility companies will receive “climate credits,” small payments of money raised from the state’s cap-and-trade system for controlling greenhouse gas...

The graphs are monitoring the energy use of the tech incubator, which houses over a dozen startups focused on clean tech and infrastructure. One...

That demise continues to stir debate among those who believe the mandate takes away consumer choice for old-school bulbs, which make up about half...

And they plan on doing it through pressures in lending requirements. What comes of this partnership remains to be seen, but the goal is...

Among those changes is the way a building's energy use is tracked, and subsequently adjusted to make it more green and cost-efficient. As time...

For a more current perspective on value in the controversial realm of energy efficiency, Wharton professor Howard Kunreuther, Wharton postdoctoral researcher Dena M. Gromet...

Coal formed the foundation of American industrialization in the 19th century. Between 1850 and 1900, coal's consumption in America rose from 10 percent to...

Consider what ROI you need to initiate retrofits. With banks paying 1 to 3 percent, and stocks showing 8 percent to 10 percent, what...

What is smart infrastructure? Electric smart meters and smart grids have critical features not present in typical distribution systems today, which can be put to...

The United States has about 18 million apartments, condos and other dwellings in buildings of 5 units or more, representing nearly $22 billion a...

2012 was a momentous year for commercial energy efficiency : despite a slow-growth economy, the number of buildings registering for U.S. Green Building Council's...

Ten23 owners told the architects they wanted apartments that were filled with natural daylight, and common terraces filled with trees and lawns, to create...

First, an energy and water consumption assessment was commisioned. Simcoe Consulting was designated. The County of San Diego had just raised the drought warning to...

Simply put, green value is beginning to trump green hype, says sustainability consultant and certified green building professional Jim Simcoe, who made some predictions...