Siemens Government Technologies Inc. announced that it has been awarded an $11 million Task Order by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) to implement energy conservation measures at three of its facilities.

Sandia National Laboratories’ Institutional Transformation (IX) model is helping the federal laboratory reduce its energy consumption and could help other large enterprises do the same. The IX model allows planners to experiment with energy conservation measures, such as replacing old HVAC systems, before making expensive changes.

CLEAResult, a leader in designing and implementing energy efficiency programs for utilities, governments, schools, and businesses, announced that it has acquired Populus LLC, headquartered in Boulder, Colorado. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Ameresco Inc. announced that the Army National Guard has awarded it an energy savings performance contract (ESPC) task order to improve the energy efficiency of the Army National Guard headquarters in Arlington, Virginia.

Bluestone Energy Services LLC announced that it has upgraded the mechanical, controls, and lighting systems at Milton Academy, an independent college preparatory boarding and day school, as part of a campus-wide energy efficiency retrofit.

Administrators at Willoughby-Eastlake School District in Willoughby, Ohio, an eastern suburb of Cleveland, recently took a high-performance building approach to district-wide upgrades that generated substantial energy savings. 

McKinstry has begun work on several energy savings projects for the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) that will address aging infrastructure needs, reduce energy waste, and save money at federally-owned facilities across six states in the GSA Rocky Mountain Region.

ABM, a leading provider of facility solutions, has been selected by consumer electronics and appliance retailer BrandsMart USA® to complete a facility-wide energy conservation project that is expected to save its South Dade County, Fla., location 34 percent on its annual utility costs.

Ameresco Inc. announced that implementation of a $45 million energy savings performance contract (ESPC) is now underway for the General Services Administration (GSA). The ESPC will serve two federal buildings within the GSA’s National Capital Region outside of Washington, D.C.

Pepco Energy Services Inc. has been awarded a task order to implement a comprehensive energy savings performance contract (ESPC) at the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Systems Center in Natick, Mass.