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A LEED-certified building can be energy efficient
Berkeley City College knocked my socks off. As an energy efficient consultant, my job is to assess buildings that are not energy efficient and identify solutions to fix them. Some of those buildings...
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Is THIS building really the culprit?
Separate the real energy problem from the usual suspects >> Download as a PDF (printable on 8 1/2 x 14″ paper)
View ArticleFive Reasons Why Cities Matter to Energy Efficiency
On September 17, the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy released its first-ever City Energy Efficiency Scorecard. The simple existence of this scorecard is remarkable. A few years ago,...
View ArticleClient success: Merrimack Valley Planning Commission wins Innovation Award
Congratulations to the Merrimack Valley Planning Commission on receiving an Innovation Award from the National Association for Development Organizations (NADO) for their Clean Energy Program. A key...
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Cut the bad spots out of your energy data
You’ve set up your baseline, and things are looking great. Your energy consumption isn’t nearly as high as you had feared. In fact it has been falling for the past couple of years! But are things...
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Making Energy Efficiency Visible
Would you pay for something that you can’t see? Probably not. That’s a big problem when it comes to energy efficiency projects. Most of the time, energy efficiency is invisible, and sometimes it...
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Why Is Massachusetts on Top? (And what will it take to stay there?)
Massachusetts has just been named the most energy efficient state in the nation for the third year in a row. Where are all of these energy savings coming from? The American Council for an Energy...
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5 Mistakes that Make a Chart Useless
Charts and infographics are everywhere these days. Unfortunately, a lot of them are useless. Take a look at this chart. It uses a common strategy to show how two data points– in this case total...
View ArticleThe DOER Fall Newsletter featured our Natick project
Great visibility for Natick! The Massachusetts DOER featured our project in their fall newsletter. We are implementing Peregrine Focus on Building Performance in three of Natick’s buildings. The town’s...
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We Google at work. Should we Nest, too?
Nest thermostat Smart thermostats are back in the news again with Google’s $3.2 billion acquisition of Nest. Should we all jump on board (or into the nest) at work and use them to whip our HVAC systems...
View ArticleWhat did people talk about at the 2014 MMA meeting?
At our booth, we did an informal survey of the energy projects people found most interesting in their own community. Solar was the big winner. Out of 15 communities that responded, 10 are putting solar...
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Islands in the Storm: Microgrids for Massachusetts cities and towns
Superstorm Sandy threw almost all of lower Manhattan into darkness – except New York University. With its buildings still radiating light, the university’s Washington Square campus stood in stark...
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Defining the Smart Grid
Celebrities dominate a sizeable chunk of public attention, whether garnering fascination or spurning lively criticism. Arguably less controversial, but perhaps equally as enigmatic, is an on-trend...
View ArticleA smart grid for Massachusetts – It’s the new normal
Massachusetts has been talking about the smart grid for years. A new order from the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (MA DPU) will turn that talk into action. Here’s how. First, the MA DPU...
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4 Ways Smart Meters Make You Smarter
Everybody likes to be smart. And smart meters can make you smart! How? Download this e-book to learn 4 ways the magic happens.
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How cold is it really? An intro to heating degree days
I don’t know about you, but I’ve been cold — cold for the last couple of months! It has me wondering whether this winter has been colder than others. I’m not an energy expert, but I took this curiosity...
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Does your school waste money when you’re not there?
Massachusetts is spending more than $600 million per year on increasing energy efficiency by replacing equipment. It’s a great strategy, and it gets results. But it’s not the only way to save energy....
View ArticleThe DOER Fall Newsletter featured our Natick project
Great visibility for Natick! The Massachusetts DOER featured our project in their fall newsletter. We are implementing Peregrine Focus on Building Performance in three of Natick’s buildings. The town’s...
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We Google at work. Should we Nest, too?
Nest thermostat Smart thermostats are back in the news again with Google’s $3.2 billion acquisition of Nest. Should we all jump on board (or into the nest) at work and use them to whip our HVAC systems...
View ArticleWhat did people talk about at the 2014 MMA meeting?
At our booth, we did an informal survey of the energy projects people found most interesting in their own community. Solar was the big winner. Out of 15 communities that responded, 10 are putting solar...
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