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Report Release: An Investor’s Guide to Calculating and Presenting Deep Retrofit Value
There is strong market evidence that energy cost savings represent just one driver motivating investment in deep energy retrofits. Nevertheless, real estate investors generally neglect the value beyond energy cost savings when they prepare and present capital requests for deep retrofits.
In Pursuit of Climate Neutrality at Arizona State University
Guest author Elaine Gallagher Adams, AIA, is a former RMI Manager I believe Arizona State University (ASU) is the most radical campus in the U.S. It is also the largest. So why is it radical, and how does size factor? ASU president, Dr. Michael Crow, has committed ASU to campus climate…
Taking Dutch Housing From Energy Hog to Net Zero in Less Than Ten Days
What if you could change your decades-old house into a modern, comfortable, energy-efficient home in less than ten days without having to move out or pay extra? Does it sound too good to be true?
Efficiency and Renewables on the Menu for McDonald’s
Not many people associate fast food with clean energy. But that’s exactly what one of the largest quick-service restaurants in the world is exploring. RMI recently completed a net-zero-energy study for McDonald’s, which explores how to offset the energy consumption of an entire restaurant with renewable energy.
Beyond Key Cards: Energy-Efficiency Insights from Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands
Why have we not graduated from simple key cards that turn on a rooms electricity to even more sophisticated energy-saving techniques in hotels around the world?
