Sustainability-Minded Non-Profits Work to Upgrade Their Buildings to Net-Zero Energy
The concept of net-zero energy building is ambitious. It also represents the very essence of sustainability. To truly live sustainably is to operate within the…
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DOE Helps Organizations Create Sustainable Energy Savings with 50001 Ready
Randy Groff, the director of Facilities and Energy at Four Seasons Produce, Ephrata, Pa., had a problem—a common problem but an acute one. The electricity…
Retrocommissioning with Energy Modeling Software Simulates Building Energy Use
Retrocommissioning (RCx) has become a very ambiguous word with so many different uses that it no longer really means anything. At the heart of a…
The Navy Competes Against Air Force in the Latest Better Buildings Challenge SWAP
When the U.S. Navy and Air Force faced off in their annual college football matchup in October 2016, fans were likely focused on their age-old…
Modern Data Centers Provide Vast Opportunities to Decrease Energy Use
Cloud-based computing is made possible by many thousands of data centers located all over the globe. Data centers are buildings that have a specific function…
The Adidas Group Scores Big By Internally Financing Its Energy Investments
It’s no secret that for corporate energy managers, securing funding internally for energy investments can often be the biggest hurdle to advancing energy-efficiency projects. In…