Hot Water, Lights, and Solar as a Service?
A number of start-up companies are trying to formulate a business model that sells hot water, lights, air conditioning, and solar power as a service. The rationale is that the folks occupying buildings...
View ArticleCut Energy Use 50% in Commercial Buildings
The Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) just released two technical reports on how to achieve 50% energy savings in both new and existing large office...
View ArticleThe San Francisco Federal Building…at 2 AM
Yes, it’s true. While I was waiting for a TransBay bus near Civic Center at 2 am a couple weeks ago (not something I do often), I was thinking about energy efficiency. I took the following (terrible)...
View ArticleBattle of the Buildings
Early this month the U.S. EPA launched its 2011 National Building Competition, “Battle of the Buildings“. 245 buildings from across the country will be battling it out “head to head” to see how much...
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