Field Notes
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.
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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
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
The Other Side of the Street, Energy Cost Savings
in Grand Junction
The consumer advocacy group CoPIRG released a new report showing thousands of Colorado residents do not have access to dozens of energy saving programs because of what side of the street they live on.
13Oct2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
TECH Update — Radiometrics Expands Systems for Wind Energy and Utility Industries
Utility companies are now using the company’s MP-3000A data to improve short-term energy demand forecasts, and wind stability prediction for wind turbine power generation.
22Sep2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Colorado’s First 100% Affordable LEED
Platinum Building
The $17.4 million development, which employed roughly 100 people including architects, carpenters, electricians and engineers, is not only Lakewood’s first LEED Platinum project, but also the state’s largest multi-family and first 100% affordable building to meet the challenging standard.
1Sep2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Encana, Denver Bike Sharing Team Up for
CNG-Powered Fleet
Representatives from Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. and Denver Bike Sharing announced the conversion of the Denver B-cycle’s maintenance truck fleet to compressed natural gas (CNG), marking the occasion with the first official CNG fill up at a Valero-owned gas station at 10th Ave. and Broadway.
1Sep2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Market for Electric Vehicle Charging Equipment Gaining Momentum
Electric vehicles are being delivered by the thousands each month. The power delivery infrastructure that enables vehicles to charge at home, at the workplace, and in public spaces is simultaneously being rolled out.
30Aug2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Slow Growth for “Green” Leases
Erik Foster had practiced law in his downtown Denver office building for five years before he realized what an energy-efficient gem the place was. He was chatting up a security guard one day and saw a plaque at the security desk - “ENERGY STAR 2009.”
29Aug2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Spotlight on the Home –Insulation:
It’s Not Just for Winter Anymore
A better way to think of attic insulation is like a barrier between your living spaces and the super-heated outside, rather than just a fleece layer you add to your house when the weather turns chilly.
25Jul2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Las Animas County Partnering with Ameresco on Energy and Water Saving Initiatives
The company also assisted the County’s solicitation of bids from banks to finance the renovations over the next 10 years, alleviating upfront financial burdens and enabling for rapid savings once the upgrades are completed.
18Jul2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Ridekick – Takin’ It to the Streets in Fort Collins
Ridekick International is celebrating its product release on the streets of Fort Collins in a bicycling road rally on Friday, June 24th. After a year in development, a fleet of the electric-assist power trailers will whisk company team members on a playful cruise around Old Town.
19Jun2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued-
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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