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
Data from millions of businesses, institutions and manufacturers show that sustainability issues fall into four main categories: rising energy costs, growing ...
HonestBuildings.com Releases Info on 250,000 NYC Buildings
HonestBuildings.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 ...
AASHE Sustainability Review: Green-Job Training ‘Skyrocketed’ in 2011
Nearly 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 ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: EPEAT Registry, ASHRAE 100-2006, UL, WWF
Here'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 ...
Five Denihan Hotels Install EcoSmart EMS
The Benjamin (pictured) and five other Manhattan boutique hotels can expect upwards of 30 percent energy savings by using Telkonet’s EcoSmart energy management platform, ...
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, ...
Pike Research: Building Info Modeling Market Will Reach $1.8bn This Year
The market for building information modeling software and services is still fledgling, but it's evolving rapidly as the architecture, engineering and construction industry realizes ...
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 ...
Abbott Sustainability Report: Three 2015 Targets Met Four Years Early
Global 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 ...
GE, Arista Battery System to Back Up Commercial Wind, Solar
General Electric has partnered with Arista Power Inc. to develop and sell systems that can store electricity from ...
City Sports Taps World Energy for $300,000 in Energy Savings
Sporting goods retailer City Sports says it expects to save more than $300,000 in energy costs over the next three years by implementing a ...
Minnesota’s LEED Buildings Join the Energy Benchmarking Trend
A initiative launched by the Minnesota Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council will collect, report and assess the energy performance of more than ...
Siemens Rolls Out EMS Extensions at Michaels Craft Stores
Michaels 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 ...
Arby’s Taps Ecova for Energy Plan
Arby'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 ...
Understanding Data Center Sustainability
For most organizations today, doing business in ecologically responsible ways is a higher priority than ever. As governments enact strict new regulations ...
EnerNOC to Supply Gas Demand Response at 4,000 Commercial Sites
Utility 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 ...
Lush Cosmetics Taps the Cloud to Track Its Carbon Footprint
Lush, an international cosmetics company, has tapped cloud data management firm CloudApps to help it more accurately measure its environmental ...
Ameresco Snags $4.5M Medical Center ESPC
The University Medical Center of Southern Nevada has awarded Ameresco an energy savings performance contract to install more than $4.5 million of improvements at ...
IEA Offers Guidance on Industrial Energy Management Policies
Greater efficiency in the industrial sector is a major step towards improved energy security as well as reduced greenhouse gas ...
Citi Sustainability Report: Meets 2011 10% Carbon Reduction Goal
Financial 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 ...
