Iowa Association for Energy Efficiency Archives

Jul 30

Bling not Required

By Jeff Ihnen Energy Efficiency, Energy Rant No Comments

Rant fans are getting a break this week. This post exemplifies a smashing success in energy efficiency and is a bit of a spinoff on capitalizing energy efficiency as I discussed in Facility Management, Taliban Style and Better than Doritos. The story begins with a board meeting for the Iowa Association for Energy Efficiency. BTW, this is the least expensive, far and away, greatest-benefit-per-dollar-invested energy efficiency organization in the country. The board meeting was at an apartment complex, Sun Prairie, in West Des Moines or thereabouts. As I pulled in with 134F heat at 9:30 AM, I was thinking, “Is…

Nov 02

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Green Brains and Smart Things, For Once

By Jeff Ihnen Energy Efficiency, Energy Rant, Sustainability One Comment

Back from vacation this week. I hope I didn’t ruin your week! Hahahaha! (this week or last, you decide) This week is more of a rave than a rant. I want to share some energy efficiency and sustainability successes and trends that make sense. If you have read many rants, I typically rail against dumb policy and technologies that are roads to dead ends. Energy efficiency and sustainability, in my opinion, must either cost next to nothing or have a decent return on investment, even though that ROI may be difficult to quantify. First cases come from a month and…