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Historic Building Performs Equal to or Better Than New Buildings
The Byron Rogers building, located in downtown Denver and owned by the U.S. General Services Administration, is a model of how deep energy retrofits can create more efficient, financially valuable, and more productive workspaces.

Four Trends Driving Profitable Climate Protection
This week is the seventh Climate Week NYC. The annual event brings together influential global figures—and new voices—from the worlds of business, government, and…

Building Buy-In for American Embassies: U.S. Embassy in Nicaragua
In 2014, Lockheed Martin completed an energy savings performance contract (ESPC) at the U.S. Embassy in Nicaragua that will achieve a 54 percent energy reduction across nine buildings. An additional project phase currently in development will build toward net-zero energy use.

How Demand Flexibility Can Help Rooftop Solar Beat Demand Charges in Arizona
The debate over rooftop solar has grown increasingly contentious, pitting solar PV companies against utilities in many parts of the country. But nowhere has the debate been more heated than in sunny Arizona, where many customers have flocked to rooftop solar as prices have come down in recent years.

Residential Energy+: Capturing the Primetime Opportunity for Energy- performance Improvements In U.S. Homes
The market opportunity for residential energy upgrades—the combination of measures to improve energy performance in homes—is substantial, amounting to roughly $150 billion in the…