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Finance - January 15, 2016

Growing trend: Zero-down financing for energy efficiency, climate resiliency upgrades

Ygrene Energy Fund announced Jan. 15 that Alachua County, Fla., joined 25 other Florida municipalities in the adoption of its property assessed clean energy financing program.

Energy Efficiency - January 13, 2016

Marriott saves energy, money with HVAC refurbishment instead of replacement

HVAC refurbishment was successfully employed at the Little Rock Marriott.

January 13, 2016

Morgan Stanley to install Bloom fuel cell system at NYC headquarters

Morgan Stanley announced that Bloom Energy will install a fuel cell system at the bank's global headquarters in New York City.

GHG Emissions - January 11, 2016

Top NYC hotels join city's 'Carbon Challenge'

Some of the city’s most iconic hotels have joined a new carbon-cutting initiative.

Finance - January 8, 2016

Commercial PACE financing gathers steam, increases upgrade feasibility

Traditionally more of a residential energy efficiency financing tool, property-assessed clean energy, or PACE, is gaining ground in the commercial sector.

Energy Efficiency - January 1, 2016

DOE announces new efficiency standard, expected to save businesses billions

The U.S Department of Energy announced new energy efficiency standards Dec. 21, 2015.

Utilities - December 1, 2015

Utilities Increase Access to Energy Data to Help Commercial Customers Benchmark

As energy benchmarking becomes standard practice in the commercial building industry, owners and managers of buildings are seeking to simplify the process of obtaining utility data.

Energy Efficiency - November 2, 2015

Business Case for Proactive Rooftop Unit Replacement Strategy

This document introduces the key elements to consider in making the business case for a proactive high-efficiency rooftop units, or RTU, replacement strategy.

Demand Management - November 1, 2015 - By Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Primer on Organizational Use of Energy Management and Information Systems

The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory digs into Energy Management and Information Systems, or EMIS, a broad family of tools and services used to manage building energy use.

Energy Procurement - July 1, 2015

Better Buildings Progress Report, 2015

Better Buildings, launched by President Obama in 2011, is a broad, multi-strategy initiative aiming to improve the energy use of our nation's buildings.