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Interoperable Transit Data: Enabling a shift to mobility as a service
Personal mobility in the U.S. is dominated by personally owned vehicles, accounting for more than 80 percent of trips. Personally owned vehicles produce 15 percent…

Reviewing the Sustainable Finance Landscape
IMPLICATIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE FINANCEDiversity of Strategies: There are many tools in the sustainable finance toolkit. Actors should select strategies appropriate to the aspect of the…

Energy Savings from Window Shades
Windows are a primary contributor to heating and cooling loads in U.S. residences, due to conductive heat loss in the heating season and unwanted conductive…

Battery Balance of System Charrette: Post-charrette Report
The overall objective of RMI’s Battery Balance of System work is to foster the development of collaborative efforts between energy storage stakeholders that: 1) drive…

Practice Guide: The Path to a Deep Energy Retrofit Using an Energy Savings Performance Contract
Seven key steps will help owners reach deeper energy savings through Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPCs). ESPCs are partnerships between a Federal agency and an…