EFFICIENCY
EEBC: Business Model Case Studies for Contractors -
In Boulder, Denver and Grand Junction
The theme is “understanding utility programs and the opportunity for growth & profit through energy efficiency” and invitations are open to the energy efficiency business community, including contractors, distributors, manufacturers, program managers and affiliates.
16Jan2012 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
Forecast for Energy Efficiency in 2012:
Mostly Sunny
I see more reasons for optimism than pessimism. Many states and utilities are committed to ramping up their energy efficiency programs this year and even more are considering similar steps. In the private sector, new energy-efficient products continue to enter the market.
8Jan2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
NREL Helps Retailers Checking ‘Nice’ on
Energy Savings List
Although the power is always “on” for use in our country’s buildings, the U.S. Department of Energy and NREL are working with the nation’s commercial building owners — from retailers to offices and warehouses — to discover innovative ways to reduce commercial building energy use.
2Jan2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Stapleton Home Tops LEED Platinum Projects
One of the homes featured in this year’s round-up is an HGTV Green Home located in the popular Stapleton infill development of Denver, which Jetson Green describes as a New Urbanist Community. Read more about what makes this a fantastic LEED Platinum project.
29Dec2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
FOLLOW-UP — Energy Efficiency Business Coalition on the DSM Settlement with Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy has developed numerous different products that range in complexity by addressing different energy using segments. Overall, they generally focus on reducing energy usage in the built environment through retail outlets, contractor trade partners and other channels.
19Dec2011 | admin | 3 comments | Continued
SURVEY: Americans See High Energy Costs Ahead But Bullish That Advanced Energy Can Solve Problems, Strengthen Economy
We’re bullish about the impact energy-saving technologies can have on the economy. More than half of those surveyed say efforts to make greater use of energy-saving technologies create jobs – a 3:1 ratio over those who say they reduce jobs.
19Dec2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
LEED Update — CU Boulder’s Williams Village North
The new $46.5 million residence hall has won LEED Platinum from the U.S. Green Building Council. It incorporates several eco-friendly elements such as use of solar panels which account for 12.5% of its energy source, and high-performance heat recovery systems.
19Dec2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Energy Department Congratulates State for Weatherizing Thousands of Homes
As one of the country’s leaders, Colorado has now weatherized more than 12,000 homes, which exceeds 100 percent of their total targeted homes – performing energy efficient upgrades such as insulation, air-sealing, and more efficient heating and cooling systems.
15Dec2011 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
Energy Efficiency: Plenty of Data, Many Confused Landlords
Have you ever heard of business owners wanting government regulators to come in and collect more information on their activities? For landlords working at the dawn of carbon emissions regulation, that seems increasingly likely to be the case as more cities require building owners to disclose how much energy they use.
22Nov2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
CEN SPECIAL REPORT –
Jumping the Hurdles to a Green MLS
Validating the theory that green homes sell faster and for more money than conventional homes is a real “chicken-or-egg” conundrum as appraisers, mortgage lenders and underwriters, REALTORS, builders and homeowners look to each other for numbers to prove the claim. But what if ….
12Nov2011 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
Rifle Housing Authority Launches Energy Efficiency Improvement Project
The event featured a CLEER (Clean Energy Economy for the Region) announcement that the organization is contributing an extra $5000 toward the Rifle Housing project, on top of the $5000 it originally granted.
28Oct2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Bill Seeks to Correct the “Energy Blind Spot”
in Mortgage Underwriting
U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Johnny Isakson (R-GA) tomorrow will introduce legislation designed to enable better mortgage underwriting, encourage investments in residential energy improvements, and reduce home energy costs.
18Oct2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
So Many Green-Building Regulations –
So Little Time
In green building “Boulder style,” carbon reduction is everything, and 3,000 square feet is the magic number.
The city tied its energy use to Kyoto Protocol greenhouse gas reduction goals. If you build a new house in the city of Boulder, you must have a HERS (”Home Energy Rating System”) score of 70, over and out.
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People Power for DG
It will take a lot of “People Power” to overcome the stranglehold on renewable energy progress in Colorado and much of the U.S., argues Ceal Smith of the San Luis Valley Renewables Community Alliance. She offers three actions you can take now to support point of use “rooftop” distributed generation.
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