April 2012

Super-insulation is not the answer for most commercial buildings. In fact, too much insulation can keep too much heat inside of a building running the air conditioning all year round, even in northern climates!

Now may be a good time to look at PV-photovoltaic generation. According to some, the "price and incentives have never been better." The supply and demand situation has driven panel prices down.

Measurement and verification (M&V) allows you to break down the facility into manageable pieces to adjust for the various relevant factors to determine if and where discrepancies occurred.

In the days of cheap energy, lighting design was much simpler than it is now. "Pound away!" , was the creed of lighting design. Spaces were usually designed for blazing light levels

Imagine spending millions of dollars on a building during the LEED certification process, only to find that certification is in jeopardy after the building is built. This could be due to design deficiencies in the facility

A knowledgeable professional creating a LEED® energy model is not inexpensive. And, usually, LEED requires an energy model to identify energy savings as a prerequisite of certification.

Of the many reasons to pursue LEED certification, optimum energy efficiency is often the primary goal of the building owner and will also have one of the greatest financial impacts over the life of your building.

Energy efficiency is the cornerstone of the LEED sustainable building program. Energy scarcity and the effects of energy consumption on the atmosphere are some of the most important issues we face.

One benefit of EVs is that they release almost no pollution on roadways, and in urban and residential areas. This, however, does not make them zero emissions vehicles, as some might claim.

During the design of a building seeking LEED certification, the building owners required high efficiency equipment. However, they indicated the system design needed to be completed as inexpensively as possible.