Articles Tagged with ''energy efficiency upgrades''

Owners of all types and sizes of buildings across the U.S. can gain significant energy and cost savings from energy efficiency retrofits, as shown in Valuing Energy Efficiency, a new series of case studies from the Institute for Market Transformation (IMT).

Ameresco Inc. and the town of Framingham, Massachusetts, announced they are partnering on a comprehensive $6 million energy savings performance contract (ESPC) to improve town buildings and increase operational efficiency.

California Polytechnic State University has been honored with state awards for efforts to conserve energy and water. The university received two sustainability best practice plaques at the 2015 California Higher Education Sustainability Conference in San Francisco.

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is inviting manufacturers, retailers, service providers, agricultural businesses, and other small businesses to apply for a Small Business Advantage Grant to finance energy efficiency and pollution prevention projects.

The New Buildings Institute (NBI) has announced a new, free tool to help building owners, managers, and contractors quickly evaluate the potential energy savings associated with various building retrofits.

Lime Energy Co., a leading provider of energy efficiency services to utilities and their commercial customers, announced that it is moving its corporate headquarters from Huntersville, North Carolina, to Newark, New Jersey.

The New York City Energy Efficiency Corp. (NYCEEC) announced that it has financed six new clean energy projects for small multifamily buildings that provide affordable housing for working families in neighborhoods across New York City.

Ameresco Inc. and the Gordon-Rushville Public School District announced they are partnering on a comprehensive $5.8 million energy savings performance contract (ESPC) to improve the overall energy efficiency of Gordon-Rushville High School, Gordon-Rushville Middle School, and Gordon Elementary School.

Gov. Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania announced that nearly 140 businesses across the state will soon install energy-efficiency or pollution-prevention projects using Small Business Advantage Grants provided by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). This year, DEP awarded more than $980,000 to 139 small businesses.

Schneider Electric announced it is partnering with Lawrence County Schools in Moulton, Alabama, to execute an energy savings performance contract (ESPC) that will fund critical infrastructure renovations the district could not otherwise afford. The contract guarantees $430,000 in savings per year for the next 20 years.