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Unpublished letter to the Economist
Your lament for Europe’s money-losing electric utilities, pickled in their own brine, begs the question whether old, long-and often still-subsidized oligopolies should be bailed out…

Using Contracting to Improve Building Project Delivery and Achieve Sustainability Goals
Several interrelated problems with traditional building project delivery inhibit building project teams from achieving aggressive sustainability goals. This document will describe how contracting can address…

Reinventing Fire: China Launch Recap
This document recaps the launch of the Reinventing Fire: China project. Identifying the enthusiasm and interest among China’s energy leaders. Leaders include the Deputy Director…

Advancing Military Microgrids
The U.S. Navy is leading the way in the technical and economic testing and validation of microgrid technology as it looks for new ways to…

Building Energy Modeling for Owners and Managers: A Guide to Specifying and Securing Services
Building Energy Modeling for Owners and Managers: A Guide to Specifying and Securing Services was developed to help owners and managers define and procure modeling…