Articles Tagged with ''energy efficiency''

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced nearly $6 million in funding to accelerate energy efficiency in offices, schools, stores, and other buildings to help businesses and communities save money, create jobs, and reduce pollution.

CLEAResult, a leader in designing and implementing energy efficiency programs for utilities, announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase the assets of Conservation Services Group (CSG), a leading provider of residential energy efficiency programs in the United States.

The legislation, which many are calling symbolic, represents a victory and a large step in the right direction for both Congress and energy-efficiency advocates across the nation.

Franklin Energy Services LLC, a leading national energy efficiency program implementation firm, has announced the 2015 recipients of its first annual Energy Efficiency Experts of Tomorrow scholarship program.

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reference case projections in its Annual Energy Outlook 2015, domestic energy consumption is expected to grow at a modest 0.3 percent per year through 2040, less than half the rate of population growth.

Having shown its effectiveness in Germany and Europe, MeteoViva is now bringing its energy-efficiency technology, MeteoViva Climate, to the United States market. With its patented software solution, the company claims it can reduce energy consumption and CO2 emissions up to 40 percent in office and industrial buildings.

The Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015 aims to promote benchmarking and public disclosure of energy usage for buildings. While it is presently unclear if or how the disclosure of energy usage for buildings will be accessible to the public, the HVAC industry could greatly benefit from such legislation if that is indeed the case.

The Atlanta City Council unanimously passed a building energy benchmarking and disclosure ordinance. Two days later, the Portland, Oregon, City Council unanimously adopted its own benchmarking ordinance, making Atlanta and Portland the 12th and 13th U.S. cities, respectively, to adopt such policies.

A growing number of building owners are looking to design buildings that produce as much energy as they consume each year. These so-called zero-net-energy (ZNE) buildings may sound like a pipe dream, but they’ve already become a reality in many parts of the U.S. and around the world.

ABM announced its ABM Building Solutions business is completing a multi-million dollar contract of extensive energy and facility improvements to government and school buildings throughout the town of West Boylston, Massachusetts.