Buildings
Excessive AC is a Hot Topic in the U.S.
A recent New York Times article, “Enduring Summer’s Deep Freeze,” described a scenario we’re unfortunately all to familiar with in the summer: over-air-conditioned buildings. While a blast of cold air may provide welcomed relief from a triple-digit-temperature day as you walk into a convenience store, many office workers can…
How the U.S. Navy Plans to Save $6 Million Per Year at One Air Station
The Naval Air Station Oceana deep energy retrofit is a four-phase endeavor that is unprecedented in both size and scope. The project is projected to reduce energy use by over 40 percent across more than 100 retrofitted buildings, saving the naval base over $6 million in annual energy costs.
Teaching the Arithmetic of Deep Retrofit Value
Does it make business sense to do a deep energy retrofit on a commercial building? Many investors currently overlook the retrofit’s value beyond its energy cost savings, but now their asset managers will be able to do a more complete calculation.
Five Lessons the Buildings Industry Can Learn From the Wearable Tracker Craze
Just as the wearable tracker craze grows, so does the development of smart buildings. If we use data the right way we can have buildings that cut energy costs and reduce their carbon footprint.
Hard Time Exposes the Soft Benefits of Deep Energy Retrofits
Talk of building energy-efficiency retrofits usually focuses on commercial offices. But there’s another type of building—prisons—where the non-energy benefits of those retrofits really stand out in stark relief.