Refitting

Orion Lighting to Cut Electricity 70% at Two Kenco Warehouses

Orion Lighting to Cut Electricity 70% at Two Kenco WarehousesLogistics and warehousing service company Kenco has installed Orion Energy Systems high-intensity fluorescent (HIF) technology at two of its Chattanooga, Tenn., logistics facilities – a move ...

February 27, 2012

Energy Efficiency Financing ‘Ready for Commercial Real Estate Market’

Energy Efficiency Financing ‘Ready for Commercial Real Estate Market’Energy efficiency financing is on track to become a mainstream class of financial assets that enjoys predictability, large volumes and high standardization, according to a ...

February 21, 2012

HBO, LIPA Team Up for Efficiency Upgrade

HBO, LIPA Team Up for Efficiency UpgradeLong Island Power Authority is helping Home Box Office fund and install energy efficiency measures in an expansion of an existing communications center that should ...

February 15, 2012

Durable Refit Materials Can Reduce Buildings’ Carbon Footprint

Durable Refit Materials Can Reduce Buildings’ Carbon FootprintUsing durable construction materials in maintenance and renovation projects can lessen a building's the long-term carbon footprint, according to Texas A&M University research. The research, by ...

February 6, 2012

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: CARB Diesel Vehicles, China vs. EU ETS, Mexico Climate Law

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: CARB Diesel Vehicles, China vs. EU ETS, Mexico Climate LawCalifornia's On-Road Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicles (In-Use) Regulation has shifted the reporting date to March 30, 2012, for most privately and federally owned diesel fueled trucks ...

February 6, 2012

Report: Retrofits ‘More Green’ than New-Builds

Report: Retrofits ‘More Green’ than New-BuildsRenovating old buildings is better for the environment than building new structures, according to a report by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. According to ...

January 26, 2012

Retrofit to Give Tarlton $1m in Rebates

Retrofit to Give Tarlton $1m in RebatesProgressive Lighting & Energy Solutions is to undertake an energy efficiency improvement project for Tarlton Properties, located in Menlo Park, Calif. The project includes the installation ...

January 25, 2012

Drop Research Into New Energy Sources and Improve Efficiency, Says ACEEE

Drop Research Into New Energy Sources and Improve Efficiency, Says ACEEEAmerica is thinking too small when it comes to energy efficiency, while also making the mistake of "crowding out" economically beneficial investments in energy ...

January 13, 2012

Multifamily Block Refit Analysis Should Increase Retrofit Financing

Multifamily Block Refit Analysis Should Increase Retrofit FinancingIt may soon become easier for owners of multifamily housing blocks to secure financing for retrofits and efficiency upgrades, according to a report by Deutsche ...

January 12, 2012

Annual Electric Efficiency Budgets Jump 25%

Annual Electric Efficiency Budgets Jump 25%U.S. ratepayer-funded electric efficiency budgets increased from $5.4 billion in 2010 to $6.8 billion in 2011, according to a report by The Edison Foundation's Institute ...

January 10, 2012

ACEEE Report Sees Rapid Growth in Home Efficiency Programs

ACEEE Report Sees Rapid Growth in Home Efficiency ProgramsThere has been a rapid growth in the number and budgets of natural gas energy efficiency programs for U.S. homes, according to a report by ...

January 6, 2012

Calif. DMV Retrofit Set for Summer Completion

Calif. DMV Retrofit Set for Summer CompletionA $130 million retrofit of the California Department of Motor Vehicles' headquarters (pictured) in downtown Sacramento is set to conclude this summer, reports Government Technology. The ...

January 4, 2012

‘Pillow Renovation’ Helps Hilton Concord Go Green

‘Pillow Renovation’ Helps Hilton Concord Go GreenThe Hilton Concord hotel in the San Francisco Bay Area is incorporating environmentally friendly systems, including such innovations as a low temperature dishwasher and "pillow ...

December 28, 2011

Honeywell Wins State Department ESPCs

Honeywell Wins State Department ESPCsThe U.S. Department of State has awarded Honeywell an energy savings performance contract for a project at two of its facilities in the Washington, D.C., ...

December 27, 2011

PPG Low-E Glass Doubles Savings

PPG Low-E Glass Doubles SavingsTriple-silver-coated, low-emissivity glass can save a building twice as much in annual energy savings than its double-silver-coated equivalent, according to research by manufacturer PPG Industries. Speaking ...

December 22, 2011

National Landmark Building, U.S. Treasury Building, Earns LEED Gold

National Landmark Building, U.S. Treasury Building, Earns LEED GoldThe 19th-century U.S. Treasury Building – a National Historic Landmark neighboring the White House – was awarded LEED Gold certification. The USGBC believes that the ...

December 22, 2011

Minnesota Retrofits to Save $3m a Year

Minnesota Retrofits to Save $3m a YearEnergy efficiency improvements across 36 facilities in Minnesota will generate more than $3 million in permanent, ongoing energy savings every year for the foreseeable future, ...

December 21, 2011

Green Building Brief: Seattle Benchmarking, Kone Elevators, Retrofit Rules

Green Building Brief: Seattle Benchmarking, Kone Elevators, Retrofit RulesSeattle is moving into the next stage of its Building Energy Benchmarking and Reporting Program, launched in May. The city has ...

November 22, 2011

Marriott, Crowne Plaza Install Energy Management Tools; Hilton Recycling Soap

Marriott, Crowne Plaza Install Energy Management Tools; Hilton Recycling SoapCrowne Plaza Times Square Manhattan is now using Telkonet's cloud-based EcoSmart energy management platform. The energy management system, installed by PAC Consultants, gives the hotel independent remote management ...

November 9, 2011

Univ. Central Florida Wins Energy Star ‘Battle of the Buildings’

Univ. Central Florida Wins Energy Star ‘Battle of the Buildings’The University of Central Florida has won the EPA's 2011 Energy Star National Building Competition: Battle of the Buildings. UCF’s winning building was a parking garage (pictured) ...

November 4, 2011