Articles Tagged with ''energy efficiency''

OpTerra Energy Services, a national energy services company that partners with commercial, industrial, and institutional clients, announced the addition of two business development managers to its Commercial and Industrial (C&I) Division to help meet the growing demand for energy conservation solutions in California.

Application of 30 specific energy savings measures across all building types and climate zones resulted in cutting energy use by nearly half, according to results of newly approved research funded by ASHRAE.

Though industrial facilities are some of the most energy-intensive buildings worldwide, the drive for continuous operations and a focus on production has usually made energy efficiency a low priority for their operators and managers, notes Navigant Research.

An ASHRAE draft standard that describes a methodology to apply building energy modeling to the design process is open for industry input. ASHRAE Standard 209P defines minimum requirements for providing energy design assistance using building energy simulation and analysis.

BuildingIQ, a leading energy management software company, announced that it has acquired the Energy WorkSite and Facility WorkSite software applications from NorthWrite Inc.

Lime Energy Co. announced it has been awarded a three-year contract with an expected value of $9 million to implement a Small Business Direct Install (SBDI) program for Oncor Electric Delivery Co. Oncor will provide roughly $1.57 million in annual incentives for eligible customers to improve energy efficiency in their businesses.

Four U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratories are joining Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to expand an online crowdsourcing community for building technologies called JUMP, which helps bridge the gap between cutting-edge ideas and the marketplace.

While California consumes the second largest amount of energy in the nation, it is also one of the most energy-efficient states, according to a new report. Compared to all other states, California ranks among the lowest in the nation for both per capita energy consumption and per capita energy spending.