Monthly Archives: December 2013

High energy costs and increasing competition have business owners and executives looking for ways to reduce energy consumption. An organization wide energy management program can help you save substantially on operating costs over the long term,

Over the past four years, America's clean energy future has come into sharper focus. Yesterday's visionary goals are now hard data -- tangible evidence that our energy system is undergoing a transformation. The Energy Department's new

Carbon pollution, and its effects on climate change and public health, is receiving renewed interest following President Obama's Climate Action Plan - and those in the building sector are paying particularly close attention. That's because

When LEDs were first introduced for general space lighting they were expensive, not very efficient, and too dim. Today, LED-based lighting products can successfully compete with rival technologies on the basis of light quality, efficiency,

Most adults can recall sitting in class in high school, struggling to stay awake, yawning nonstop, and chalking it up to lack of sleep, or an especially boring lecture. But, more than likely, our younger


The U.S. Conference of Mayors, comprising more than 1,300 mayors across the country, voted at their annual conference in June to support the Energy 2030 goal, to double U.S. energy productivity by 2030 - believing their

If your corporate energy management program has focused primarily on one-time energy improvements, you've likely experienced a notable increase in energy efficiency and then possibly some backsliding later on. Maybe now you're wondering what's the

Variable refrigerant flow (VRF) systems, first introduced in the 1980s, provide potential advantages over conventional cooling technology in energy savings and increased individual control. They are best suited to applications with varying loads and occupancy

A new approach is needed to advance energy efficiency in buildings. A multitude of trends and innovations offer new opportunities for progress increasingly converging on the prospect of a new basic concept: whole-building systems. Although