Pepco Energy Services Inc. announced that it has been selected to implement a comprehensive energy savings performance contract project for Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Va.
Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) has unveiled bipartisan legislation to create a nationwide energy efficiency program that he said will create jobs, save homeowners money, and reduce carbon emissions.
Designing a new high school to be 40 percent more efficient than ASHRAE 90.1 – 2001 energy requirements is a feat in itself. To achieve this degree of efficiency on a very limited capital budget while designing a state-of-the-art, energy-demanding technical high school is an even greater feat.
A new bill, known as the Cut Energy Bills at Home Act, has been proposed in the Senate. Senate Bill 1914 would establish a $2,000 base credit for homeowners who reduce energy use by 20 percent through the installation of energy-efficient equipment.
With the help of Siemens Building Technologies Division, Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Ill., has become the first high school in America to be certified Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold for Existing Buildings (EB), announced the company.
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA), in collaboration with regional utilities, including Seattle City Light, announced the winner of the $10,000 grand prize in its Discover Ductless campaign.
Worldwide revenue from building energy management systems is forecast to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of nearly 14 percent through the rest of this decade, reaching just under $6 billion a year by 2020, according to a new report from Pike Research.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced up to $3 million to help American manufacturers leverage energy efficiency as a path to increased competitiveness. The funding will support a program administrator whose role will be to promote and operate the Superior Energy Performance (SEP) program.
Evergreen Electric & HVAC announced that it is the first Northwest authorized dealer of the Nest Learning Thermostat, a new product that earned the recent Consumer Electronics Show’s (CES’s) Best of Innovations Award in Eco-Design and Sustainable Technology.
