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What Building Owners Should Know about ASHRAE’s bEQ (Building Energy Quotient) Label

Wed, Nov 20, 2013 @ 11:54 / by Jim Newman posted in HVAC, Commercial Building, bEQ, Triple Bottom Line, Building Energy Quotient, ASHRAE, Green Building, Sustainability, Energy Savings, Energy Audit, Recommissioning, Retro-commissioning

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Energy costs are driving change in commercial real estate transactions. What should you do about it?

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Three Things Automotive Suppliers Should Consider about LEED

Wed, Oct 02, 2013 @ 03:40 / by Jim Newman posted in saving water, Green Design, USGBC, Green Building, LEED, LEED Cerified Buildings, LEED Certification, LEED Certified, Energy Savings

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Why should it matter if an automotive supplier’s building is LEED® certified? Doesn’t it cost too much? Will you get a return for your investment? Does anyone really care about it anymore? The truth is:

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Top 5 Areas a Commercial Building Energy Audit Needs to Address

Sun, Jul 28, 2013 @ 10:18 / by Jim Newman posted in HVAC, IAQ, saving water, Energy Savings, Energy Audit, energy efficient lighting

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So you want to have an energy audit on your building. You have carefully screened your provider (see our document on questions to ask), and you have management buy-in to have an audit done. You also collected all the information the auditor requested. (Note: if the auditor does not ask you for any information in advance, for example, a minimum of three years of utility records, you are not likely to receive a thorough analysis.)

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Reflections on Independence Day and What Energy Independence Can Mean

Tue, Jul 09, 2013 @ 01:40 / by Jim Newman posted in Codes & Standards, Triple Bottom Line, Retrofit, Energy Independence, GBI, ASHRAE, USGBC, Green Building, Sustainability, Energy Savings, Energy Audit

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Two Things are Missing from the Energy Independence Discussion

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Three Reasons Building Owners Turn Down Energy Audits

Thu, May 23, 2013 @ 01:55 / by Jim Newman posted in IAQ, EBOM, ASHRAE, LEED, Energy Savings, Energy Audit, Recommissioning

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... and five tips to help overcome them

Energy audits are one of the best ways to discover money-saving opportunities in an existing building. A commercial or industrial energy audit will identify how much energy a building uses, how efficiently it uses that energy, and where changes and improvements can be made that will impact both the occupant comfort and the bottom line.

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