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Seven Tips to Lower Electrification Costs for Existing Buildings

Decarbonizing Buildings, Electrification / By

Carbon reduction legislation and ESG goals require organizations to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from their building operations, but many soon discover that costs for electrifying existing buildings add up quickly. Replacing gas systems with electric ones can require significant and costly building modifications. The result can be excessive capital costs, and high operational costs […]

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Money Available for K-12 California Schools Reopening Amid COVID-19

COVID-19 (Coronavirus), Schools K-12 / By

Title image source: RichVintage / Getty Images via Canva.com There are two critical sources of state COVID-related grant funding, available early in 2021, intended to help K-12 California schools reopen safely amidst the ongoing pandemic. These funds are earmarked for numerous aspects of the re-opening process, including HVAC upgrades that will allow for improved ventilation,

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Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 Indoors: Can Your Ventilation System Keep Up? {Updated Calculator for U.S.}

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The CDC states that COVID-19 can be spread through the air and ‘in general, indoor environments without good ventilation increase this risk’. This risk is a call to action for building operators in workplaces, schools and public buildings to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus through indoor ventilation systems. One of ASHRAE’s COVID-19 mitigation recommendations

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Why Not Commissioning Your Building’s Next Project Hurts Your Bottom Line

Building Controls, Commissioning, HVAC, Lighting / By

As an energy efficiency consultant, my primary job is to recommend energy projects to my clients. More often than not, they base their decision to implement the project on its cost-effectiveness. For energy retrofit projects, establishing payback is fairly easy – the project costs $X, and we calculate (or better yet, measure and verify) that

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Does your building need retro-commissioning (RCx)? Our top 5 signs your building is ready.

Building Controls, Commercial Buildings, Commissioning, Retro-Commissioning / By

If you’re looking to significantly reduce your electric and gas utility bills, and don’t want to shell out hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars for new HVAC and lighting equipment, then chances are you’ve considered Retro-Commissioning (RCx) – and if you haven’t, you should! With over a decade of experience providing energy efficiency consulting,

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