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Ocean Bay Redevelopment is Underway in New York

Our hearts go out to those who were affected by multiple hurricanes over the past months. We know that the road to recovery is long and daunting, as we are […]
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Hot for the Bronx: An Interview With Aaron Koffman, The Hudson Companies

The Bronx is quickly becoming New York’s favorite borough for new multifamily affordable housing developments. Bright Power sat down with Aaron Koffman from The Hudson Companies to dig deeper into […]
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Fault Detection and Diagnostics: How To Find Energy-Wasting Problems

In an effort to save energy, reduce maintenance costs, and leverage investments in existing building management system, more and more facility managers are beginning to research and deploy fault detection […]
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Avoiding Energy Scams

Avoiding Energy Scams Over the last few years, energy consumers and building owners have been confronted with several internet and phone scams. An “agent” will impersonate a utility company, or […]
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Beyond Saving Energy + Water: Other Ways My Colleagues Better Our World

Beyond Saving Energy + Water: Other Ways My Colleagues Better Our World Bright Power’s mission is to “improve the comfort, health, and productivity of buildings and their occupants while eliminating their negative […]
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The Steam Heat Balancing Act

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 […]
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Top 3 Tips for Energy Purchasing Contracts

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 […]
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Bringing Work Home: Sustainability with a Baby

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 […]
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Standing Up for What is Right

  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 […]
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