Tag: energy efficiency

Source: Washington Department of Commerce, October 8, 2020 Commerce has announced program details about the next round of funding for the Energy Efficiency Grant (EE Grant). An estimated $3,570,000 in funding will be available to grantees with up to $500,000 available to each applicant. There is no minimum request amount. The application period will open […]

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Seattle-area maritime and aviation businesses and one nonprofit were recognized in May for outstanding environmental leadership and practices that lead to cleaner air, cleaner water and greater energy efficiency. The “Environmental Excellence” awards by the Port of Seattle celebrate the significant role of local partners in making our Port the greenest in North America. “We […]

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Frances White, Original article on PNNL RICHLAND, Wash. – Commercial buildings could cut their heating and cooling electricity use by an average of 57 percent with advanced energy-efficiency controls, according to a year-long trial of the controls at malls, grocery stores and other buildings across the country. The study demonstrated higher energy savings than what was predicted […]

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Ohio utilities admit that clean energy standards are saving money. In filings to the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO), the power companies admit energy efficiency programs alone have netted Ohio consumers more than $1 billion in savings to date, and will result in more than $4.1 billion in savings over the program’s life. Ohio utility American […]

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By Curt Woodward for Xconomy The next time you’re fighting with someone at work about the office temperature, you might have a holier-than-thou trump card. A new analysis from Retroficiency, a developer of energy efficiency software, predicts that changes in building temperature as small as one degree could save millions of dollars in urban energy costs per […]

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Optimum Energy, the leading provider of data-driven HVAC energy optimization for enterprise facilities, today announced the launch of the OptiCx™ Platform. The OptiCx Platform delivers performance and energy management and the option for energy optimization for heating and cooling systems, along with world-class engineering support services. “At Optimum Energy, we’re excited to debut the OptiCx Platform,” […]

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This article originally appeared in Blue & Green Tomorrow’s Guide to Sustainable Transport 2014. A report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) previously estimated that 2% of manmade carbon emissions came from aviation. This was expected to increase to 5% by 2050. Whilst the aerospace industry has made progress, questions remain about whether it […]

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BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, Wash.—When remodeling is complete next year, Bainbridge Island’s Town & Country Market won’t just be bigger and better, it will be greener. It also will be the nation’s first private-sector project to green up using Qualified Energy Conservation Bonds through a Green Community Initiative. (QEBC Application Here) Town & Country Market secured a […]

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360ip is working with investors in China who are very interested in potential portfolio companies which use either zinc, tungsten or lead in their products/business (any field should be suitable). The investors could invest directly in these companies and then facilitate their expanding into China via a joint venture. In addition to these materials companies, […]

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The Bullitt Center is the greenest commercial building in the world, it is Net Zero, and was recently named the World Architecture News Sustainable Building of the Year 2013. In addition to an energy efficient design, the Bullitt Center relies on the behavior of the tenants to meet the goals of net zero energy and water. To support efficient behavior, the team […]

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