Everyone reading this blog is at least a stage 1 energy geek. A stage 1 energy geek will notice the type of light bulbs used in their hotel room and complain that the place isn’t green enough. A stage 2 would file a complaint if the cleaning crew takes the used bath towel that is clearly hung up to dry for the next shower. A stage 3 will appreciate the guest room occupancy-sensing thermostat. A stage 4 will browse the web for hotels with satisfactorily green features, before booking. A stage 5 will actually bring their own artisanal bar of…
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Surprisingly, to me that is, it has been a long time since I wrote, or ranted, about the virtues and ignorance of those who think energy studies – audits, feasibility studies, assessments, - are a waste of time and money. This is your lucky day because I have a large, multi-year evaluation of a NYSERDA audit program that proves my point. The classic Neanderthal mindset is that doing energy studies for end users is a waste of money as they simply serve as shelf and desk clutter, and get tossed when the owner of the study moves to a different…
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Although I don’t appreciate talking about it, we have a black list of companies and organizations for which we will not again partner with, work with, or bid their request for proposals. What type of activities land somebody on this list? Companies or organizations that take our business development efforts and give it to someone else. We are working on retro-commissioning for a major player in the Midwest grocery market. As with most of our investment-grade studies for energy retrofit or retro-commissioning, we like to use contractors to provide us with pricing because we expect they will get the work…
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