Steam heating systems can be tricky. These ancient systems are deceptively simple and notoriously difficult to regulate. Most owners and managers allocate maintenance budget to the boilers themselves.  However, when […]

Top 3 Tips for Energy Purchasing Contracts Real Estate executives are all too familiar with those “lowest price at the moment, buy it now” cold calls from energy brokers trying […]

While my sustainability work (which includes managing project scopes such as Passive House Institute US, Enterprise Green Communities, and LEED for Homes) made me aware of the importance of indoor […]

Attention NYS Electric Customers: Beginning April 1, 2017, New York State Zero Emission Credit (ZEC) charges will be assessed to all NYS customers’ electric bills. The purpose of these charges […]

“The Tech Industry Comes Out Strong Against Trump’s Travel Ban. What About Cleantech?” Greentech Media, Feb. 3, 2017.

  I was planning to write an uplifting piece about the “irreversible momentum of clean energy,” following on what President Obama wrote, just before leaving office, in Science Magazine. If […]

Just before leaving office, President Obama wrote in Science magazine, about the “irreversible momentum of clean energy.” Just look at the employment trends: “~2.2 million Americans… currently employed in the design, […]

“Shop Till Your Energy Bill Drops” Habitat Magazine, January 2017

“Evanston, IL, Alderman Vote for Benchmarking” Energy Manager Today, Dec, 14. 2016