Building Earns 2 Prestigious Green Building Certifications
December 15, 2014
Johnson Controls Inc. used its building technology and consulting expertise to help an 850,000-square-foot office tower in Changsha City, China, earn two prestigious green building certifications and cut energy consumption by 28 percent.
Group asks EPA to Recognize Geothermal Heat Pumps in Proposed Rulemaking
December 15, 2014
In building its case for GHPs, GEO emphasized the impact the technology’s efficiency can have on the EPA’s expected mandates and benefits of more widespread use by reducing fossil-fuel consumption, leveling utility loads, and cutting carbon emissions from existing power plants across the U.S.
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.
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.
Latest Version of LEED Features Increased Rigor and Multiple Updates
December 1, 2014
Extending to October 2016 gives LEED users and members of the green building industry additional time to prepare for LEED v4, the latest version of LEED, which features increased rigor and multiple updates.
Companies Will Integrate Enmetric Plug Load Solution into IBS Energy Management System
November 28, 2014
Enmetric Systems Inc. announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Integrated Building Solutions Inc. (IBS) to collaborate on customer integrations of Enmetric’s plug load management system with IBS’s enterprise energy management system, the Intelligent Building Information System (IBIS).
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.
The Smart Buildings Center (SBC) has announced a new initiative to help launch smart building and energy efficiency technologies in the Pacific Northwest. The SBC will work with companies to match cutting-edge technologies with buildings that are a good fit for initial product deployment and testing.
Center Is One-Stop Shop for Energy Efficiency Program Administrators and Home Performance Professionals
November 17, 2014
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released a new resource, the Better Buildings Residential Program Solution Center, to share proven methods for reducing energy waste in residential buildings.