Contract Focuses on Energy Efficiency and Water Conservation
December 16, 2014
NORESCO announced that it has won a $43 million energy savings performance contract for work at Fort Jackson in Columbia, South Carolina, the U.S. Army’s largest and most active basic combat training center.
Software Helps Firms Minimize the Impact of Increasing Energy Costs
December 16, 2014
Firms with energy costs greater than 10 percent of total operating costs should invest in a new wave of industrial energy management software to achieve best in class operational excellence. This is the key finding in a new report from independent analyst firm Verdantix.
The SmartChip is an aftermarket product that intelligently controls both the fan and compressor runtimes to maximize HVAC system efficiency and, ultimately, save on utility costs.
Essess Has Now Raised Over $10 Million to Commercialize Its Technology
December 9, 2014
Essess Inc., which has developed a mobile thermal imaging technology and data analytics program to identify and quantify energy losses across numerous buildings, has completed a new financing round, which brings the total amount raised by the company since its founding to $10.75 million.
New Solution Optimized for Logging in Commercial/Institutional Buildings and Industrial Plants
December 8, 2014
Over time, HVAC systems can become inefficient. Energy logging at the biggest loads can help identify wasted energy and potential savings. Most HVAC professionals understand that energy is wasted by inefficient systems or by operating non-critical loads at peak utility rate periods.
Renewable energy and energy efficiency could bring about an “energy revolution,” said former President Bill Clinton in his keynote speech at the 2014 World Energy Engineering Congress.
Mammoth Rooftop Systems Fill the Bill for Delta Dental
December 8, 2014
Reliability, energy efficiency, and an integrated, all-in-one solution topped the list of HVAC requirements for major renovation and new construction at Delta Dental of Michigan’s 59-acre headquarters campus in Okemos, Michigan. The company’s goal was to grow the size of its headquarters in an environmentally conscious manner.
Program Eliminates Upfront Capital Costs for Energy Efficiency Projects
December 5, 2014
Bluestone Energy Services LLC, a provider of energy conservation engineering and project development services, has announced that it will offer Constellation’s Efficiency Made Easy (EME) program. Constellation is a retail supplier of power, natural gas, renewable and energy management products for businesses and homeowners.
Department Seeks Technologies That Provide Significant Energy Savings
November 27, 2014
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $5 million in funding to develop and demonstrate new residential energy efficiency solutions, and to support building energy efficiency research at universities and colleges.
It Monitors, Measures, and Tracks Electrical Energy Consumption
November 24, 2014
Amzur Technologies Inc. announced that it has released eNOS, an open source, cloud-based energy dashboard that collects, stores, processes, and presents energy use data — including HVAC energy usage — in real-time.