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Your Garage is Worth At Least $55,000

The global energy revolution is knocking at your door. With improving economics for home energy upgrades, plummeting costs for rooftop solar systems, and even the potential for defection from the electric grid, homeowners face a bevy of new options to control their own energy supply and demand—as well…

Increasing Home Value Through Home Energy Upgrades

It turns out that one of the most valuable remodeling options is one you can’t see. That’s the conclusion of the recent Cost vs. Value Report by Remodeling magazine, which compares the average cost for popular remodeling projects with the value those projects retain at resale value in 100…

Intelligent Buildings: Energy Savings from Smart Controls

Navigant Research suggests that a tide is turning, and intelligent building technologies are gaining traction in an ever-growing number of offices. The outlook is bright for a future of comfortable and sustainable workspaces.

Truly Reality TV: Finding the Right Time and Place for Home Energy Performance

The episode of Property Brothers: Buying + Selling, airing today on W Network in Canada, offers another example of Drew and Jonathan helping homeowners take the next step up the property ladder. What is special about this episode is the role that RMI played in working with the producers, and what we learned from this experience.

Boulder Valley School District On Its Way To Net-Zero Energy

In the United States, school buildings are the third biggest energy user of all commercial building types, not only producing a lot of emissions but also costing a lot of money. Each year, K-12 schools spend $8 billion on energy—more than they spend on computers and textbooks combined. One…