Deadline looms for public agencies On January 1, 2012, a new regulation came into effect under the Ontario Green Energy Act of 2009, one that will have consequences for numerous public agencies, and the energy advisers and consultants who service them. Dubbed Ontario Regulation 397/11: Energy Conservation and Demand Management Plans, the new rule directs …Continue Reading
The Spanish banking group BBVA has implemented CA Technologies’ ecoMeter in its Uptime Institute Tier IV data center to help improve data center capacity, maintain uptime and reduce energy use. CA Technologies’ ecoMeter is a key component of CA’s data center infrastructure management (DCIM). BBVA’s 215,000-sq-ft data center in Madrid hosts a large part of …Continue Reading
McKinstry is managing an extensive energy-efficiency retrofit of the AFL-CIO headquarters in Washington, DC, that will replace and upgrade the existing windows, deploy a new lighting system, and allow the AFL-CIO to operate the building 20 percent more efficiently, saving more than $125,000 per year in utilities. The AFL-CIO and former President Bill Clinton (pictured with …Continue Reading
Many building owners and facility managers lack good documentation for their automation control systems. Documentation has value; lack of system documentation can cost an organization and will increase risk. Lack of documentation means troubleshooting and work orders take longer, are more expensive and it extends the time it takes to resolve issues for tenants or …Continue Reading
Mayor Menino’s Building Energy Reporting and Disclosure Ordinance was approved yesterday by the Boston City Council in a 9-4 vote. The ordinance requires large commercial and residential buildings to report and disclose their energy and water usage and greenhouse gas emissions in order to encourage investment in energy efficiency. The ordinance, which will cover approximately …Continue Reading
Imagine your company has hundreds or thousands of sites, and you are responsible for identifying those sites that are over consuming energy. You also need to identify sites that are performing worse this month compared to last month; or worse this year compared to last year. AND, you also need to know what’s happening today …Continue Reading
Ecova and San Diego Gas & Electric will collaborate to help SDG&E’s commercial clients have visibility into meter data through Ecova’s Meter Dashboard and the Green Button provided by SDG&E. Green Button is an industry-led effort that enables energy consumers to download their energy usage data via a “Green Button” on electric utilities’ websites. Green …Continue Reading
Global packaging firms MeadWestVaco Corporation, Multi Packaging Solutions and Ellis Paperbox have signed-up to Ecodesk, an open platform to measure and analyze supply chain energy use and carbon emissions. By reaching out to their suppliers and developing relationships to share energy data, these companies can identify possible areas of improvement and cost savings in the …Continue Reading
Facebook is planning to build a $1 billion data center in Altoona, Iowa, that experts are predicting will be the world’s “most technologically advanced,” reports The Des Moines Register. The 1.4 million-sq-foot facility is expected to be built in two $500 million stages. The Register says that when completely built out, the project’s final cost could by …Continue Reading
The Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International has issued a list of top-10 ways commercial real estate professionals can make energy efficiency and sustainability a priority, as follows: Measure and Manage. Benchmark energy and water consumption through Energy Star Portfolio Manager. Audit Yourself. Perform regular energy audits to identify opportunities for cost-effective energy reductions. …Continue Reading
