Energy Management

Energy management includes topics related to the control, purchase, and conservation of energy. Information is included on managerial initiatives to drive energy efficiency and to reduce energy consumption and carbon footprint. We also cover tools such as energy management software, intelligent energy management devices and smart grids.

Places to Look for Energy Losses in Commercial Buildings

Places to Look for Energy Losses in Commercial BuildingsData from millions of businesses, institutions and manufacturers show that sustainability issues fall into four main categories: rising energy costs, growing ...

May 14, 2012

HonestBuildings.com Releases Info on 250,000 NYC Buildings

HonestBuildings.com Releases Info on 250,000 NYC BuildingsHonestBuildings.com has released information for more than 250,000 commercial and mixed-use buildings in New York City, representing more than 4 billion square feet. The free ...

May 10, 2012

AASHE Sustainability Review: Green-Job Training ‘Skyrocketed’ in 2011

AASHE Sustainability Review: Green-Job Training ‘Skyrocketed’ in 2011Nearly 60 percent of all new higher-education programs or training opportunities in 2011 focused on renewable energy and green careers, with $543 million recorded toward the ...

May 10, 2012

EL Pro Standards & Compliance Briefing: EPEAT Registry, ASHRAE 100-2006, UL, WWF

Standards & Compliance Briefing: EPEAT Registry, ASHRAE 100-2006, UL, WWFHere's the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes 10 items. The EPEAT global environmental rating system for electronics ...

May 10, 2012

Five Denihan Hotels Install EcoSmart EMS

Five Denihan Hotels Install EcoSmart EMSThe Benjamin (pictured) and five other Manhattan boutique hotels can expect upwards of 30 percent energy savings by using Telkonet’s EcoSmart energy management platform, ...

May 9, 2012

EL Pro AEP Sustainability Report: Carbon Emissions Rise 1.5%, Revenues up 4.8%

AEP Sustainability Report: Carbon Emissions Rise 1.5%, Revenues up 4.8%American Electric Power's total CO2 emissions rose just shy of 1.5 percent from 2010 to 2011, while revenues rose 4.8 percent over that time period, ...

May 9, 2012

Pike Research: Building Info Modeling Market Will Reach $1.8bn This Year

Pike Research: Building Info Modeling Market Will Reach $1.8bn This YearThe market for building information modeling software and services is still fledgling, but it's evolving rapidly as the architecture, engineering and construction industry realizes ...

May 3, 2012

National Grid, PacifiCorp Among Latest Green Button Commitments

National Grid, PacifiCorp Among Latest Green Button Commitments National Grid, PacifiCorp, PPL, TXU Energy and Chattanooga EPB yesterday committed to provide more than 8 million businesses and households with easy access to their ...

May 3, 2012

EL Pro Abbott Sustainability Report: Three 2015 Targets Met Four Years Early

Abbott Sustainability Report: Three 2015 Targets Met Four Years EarlyGlobal health care company Abbott Laboratories reached its 2015 goals for carbon dioxide emissions, water intake and waste output in 2011, while increasing year-on-year sales ...

May 3, 2012

GE, Arista Battery System to Back Up Commercial Wind, Solar

GE, Arista Battery System to Back Up Commercial Wind, SolarGeneral Electric has partnered with Arista Power Inc. to develop and sell systems that can store electricity from ...

April 27, 2012

City Sports Taps World Energy for $300,000 in Energy Savings

City Sports Taps World Energy for $300,000 in Energy SavingsSporting goods retailer City Sports says it expects to save more than $300,000 in energy costs over the next three years by implementing a ...

April 26, 2012

Minnesota’s LEED Buildings Join the Energy Benchmarking Trend

Minnesota’s LEED Buildings Join the Energy Benchmarking TrendA initiative launched by the Minnesota Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council will collect, report and assess the energy performance of more than ...

April 25, 2012

Siemens Rolls Out EMS Extensions at Michaels Craft Stores

Siemens Rolls Out EMS Extensions at Michaels Craft StoresMichaels Stores, the largest arts and crafts retailer in the U.S., recently rolled out a series of extensions to its installation of Siemens' Site Controls ...

April 25, 2012

Arby’s Taps Ecova for Energy Plan

Arby’s Taps Ecova for Energy PlanArby's Restaurant Group is to work with energy and sustainability management company Ecova to create a strategic energy plan targeting short- and long-term energy savings. Ecova ...

April 24, 2012

Understanding Data Center Sustainability

Understanding Data Center SustainabilityFor most organizations today, doing business in ecologically responsible ways is a higher priority than ever. As governments enact strict new regulations ...

April 24, 2012

EnerNOC to Supply Gas Demand Response at 4,000 Commercial Sites

EnerNOC to Supply Gas Demand Response at 4,000 Commercial SitesUtility National Grid is to use demand response company EnerNOC's technology and services platform to manage natural gas consumption at about 4,000 commercial, institutional and ...

April 20, 2012

Lush Cosmetics Taps the Cloud to Track Its Carbon Footprint

Lush Cosmetics Taps the Cloud to Track Its Carbon FootprintLush, an international cosmetics company, has tapped cloud data management firm CloudApps to help it more accurately measure its environmental ...

April 20, 2012

Ameresco Snags $4.5M Medical Center ESPC

Ameresco Snags $4.5M Medical Center ESPCThe University Medical Center of Southern Nevada has awarded Ameresco an energy savings performance contract to install more than $4.5 million of improvements at ...

April 20, 2012

IEA Offers Guidance on Industrial Energy Management Policies

IEA Offers Guidance on Industrial Energy Management PoliciesGreater efficiency in the industrial sector is a major step towards improved energy security as well as reduced greenhouse gas ...

April 20, 2012

EL Pro Citi Sustainability Report: Meets 2011 10% Carbon Reduction Goal

Citi Sustainability Report: Meets 2011 10% Carbon Reduction GoalFinancial giant Citi has exceeded its 2011 goal to reduce operational greenhouse gas emissions by 10 percent from a 2005 baseline, according to the company's ...

April 20, 2012