Vice President Joe Biden and Energy Secretary Steven Chu have announced plans to invest US$3.2 billion in energy efficiency and conservation projects in U.S. cities, counties, states, territories, and Native American tribes. The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program, funded by President Obama’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, will provide formula grants for projects that ...
British Columbia could significantly speed up progress on achieving energy-efficient buildings and homes by adopting the more stringent approaches used by the “green leader” states of California (CA) and Massachusetts (MA), according to research from the University of Victoria-led Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS). Buildings account for 29 per cent of energy used in BC ...
A new training school, Building Science Academy, is launching classes for BPI (Building Performance Institute) Building Analyst training in May. The classes will provide training for energy auditors, energy raters and contractors in preparation for the BPI Building Analyst examination. Building Science Academy’s BPI- recognized programs will serve municipalities, utilities and building ...
ECO, a leading provider of high-intensity ultraviolet germicidal solutions for HVAC (Heating, ventilation and air conditioning) will soon offer a new service to its clients: a remote analysis of building energy efficiency all without onsite visits or device installations. All this powered by kWIQly. kWIQly combines energy meter readings with independently sourced weather data, and using ...
Mayors from 10 U.S. cities took aim at their skylines Wednesday, pledging to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions from their buildings. Businesses and homes are a major source of carbon-dioxide pollution in cities, with most of it coming from the burning of fossil fuels for heating, cooling and lighting. Many of the participating cities - Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Kansas City, Mo., ...
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently (10/13) announced new projects between American and Chinese companies to collaborate and showcase successful models that can help industry adapt to new approaches and build business opportunities. These projects intend to improve energy efficiency across retrofitted systems in buildings and industrial facilities. The 2017 U.S.-China Energy Performance ...
Enviro-Equipment, Inc., a provider of environmental equipment rentals and field supplies, expands its rental inventory to the residential energy auditing and building diagnostics industries with the addition of the new Testo 875-2i Infrared Camera Rental for thermal imaging. With this technology a user can discover energy loss, weak spots, and anomalies in buildings quickly and damage-free. ...
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Steven Chu today announced more than $141 million in Recovery Act funding to support energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in Hawaii, Maine, Nebraska, New Mexico, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Texas. Under DOE's State Energy Program (SEP), states and territories have proposed statewide plans that prioritize energy savings, create or retain ...
“Building America's Workforce and A Better World,” CleanEdison is our nation's premier green-collar job training company, and announced its new, job creation initiative today. In honor of Earth Day, the company will offer free online live and recorded webinars about its courses in solar, USGBC (US Green Building Council) LEED exam prep, BPI (Building Performance Institute) ...
Requirements for energy and water benchmarking for smaller buildings in Ontario, slated to kick in on July 1, 2020, have been postponed. Following an amendment (O. Reg. 268/20) to Ontario’s Reporting of Energy Consumption and Water Use Regulation (O. Reg. 506/18), buildings at least 50,000 square feet but less than 100,000 square feet won’t have to report on energy and water use until ...
The Bohunice International Decommissioning Fund is providing EUR 10 million for investments to improve the energy efficiency of public buildings in the Slovak Republic. The grant agreement was signed by Economy Minister Lubomir Jahnatek for the Slovak Government, Martin Vavrinek, General Director of the Slovak Innovation and Energy Agency, and EBRD Vice President Horst Reichenbach. The EBRD is ...
EPA New England’s Community Energy Challenge program reached a new milestone by accepting its 150th participant recently. Reflecting a growing national interest in greening local government, municipalities that join EPA’s Community Energy Challenge pledge to reduce energy consumption in their municipal facilities by at least 10 percent. Collectively, the communities participating in the Community ...
Today, as state and local governments seek to integrate environmental and energy policies with job creation, a first-of-its kind national study has found that only a few states and cities have policies in place to create green jobs. Developed by a Troy, NY Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute professor and a team of eight graduate students from several U.S. universities, the full report - Building ...
Building on President Obama’s Climate Action Plan, which calls for steady, responsible steps to reduce carbon pollution and reduce energy bills for U.S. businesses, the Energy Department today announced an award of $10 million for six projects to help small commercial buildings save money by saving energy. These small commercial buildings are less than 50,000 square feet in size and ...
Environmental Leader the go-to resource for environmental managers, announces the launch of EnergyManagerToday.com, a comprehensive resource for corporate energy management professionals and business leaders who are responsible for managing energy usage and reliability within their companies. EnergyManagerToday.com will cover corporate energy management issues including policy, procurement, ...
Online training provides 4 GBCI CE hours, free HOBO® data logging equipment BOURNE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Onset, the world’s leading supplier of data loggers, today announced a new online professional training course on Data Loggers for Performance Monitoring. Presented by energy consultant and educator Mark Stetz, P.E. of Stetz Consulting, LLC, the four-hour online course targets ...
FARMINGTON, Conn., May 21, 2012/PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Global Information Inc. is pleased to announce the availability of two brand new Residential Clean Energy and Smart Grid Market Research reports from Pike Research: Home Energy Management: Market Analysis and Forecasts Pike Research's new Home Energy Management market research report, In-Home Displays, Networked HEM Systems, Standalone HEM ...
MENA Herald: HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, and HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Vice Chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, were present at the launch of the Demand Side Management programme by the Supreme Council of Energy at an event at the Hyatt Regency Dubai Creek Heights hotel in Dubai. The ceremony was attended by HE Dr Thani ...
U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu has announced more than $51 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in Alaska, Guam and New Jersey. Under DOE’s State Energy Program, states and territories have proposed statewide plans that prioritize energy savings, create or retain jobs, increase the use of ...
Today, President Obama highlighted his Administration’s focus on a sustained, all-of-the-above approach to developing American energy, which has included doubling renewable electricity generation, increasing oil and gas production on federal lands and waters, and reducing our reliance on foreign oil, most notably through the historic fuel economy standards the President has established, ...