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What Makes an Effective Virtual Energy Audit?

What Makes an Effective Virtual Energy Audit?

Stephen Lacey: May 14, 2013

The race is on to find the fastest way to assess the energy performance of buildings.

Software Plots How Much Homeowners Can Save on Energy Retrofits

Software Plots How Much Homeowners Can Save on Energy Retrofits

Jeff St. John: February 21, 2013

Can data analysis predict and optimize returns on home energy efficiency investments?

The ‘Utility-Agnostic’ Home Energy Platform?

The ‘Utility-Agnostic’ Home Energy Platform?

Jeff St. John: February 18, 2013

MyEnergy claims it has the “richest” energy platform. How will it stack up with similar companies already working with utilities?

Which Is Better for Efficiency: Retrofits or Behavior Change?

Which Is Better for Efficiency: Retrofits or Behavior Change?

Stephen Lacey: February 7, 2013

A new study shows how simple behavior changes can drastically lower energy use in commercial buildings. How does that square with the need for retrofits?

Getting Past Building Efficiency’s Low-Hanging Fruit

Getting Past Building Efficiency’s Low-Hanging Fruit

Jeff St. John: September 19, 2012

Retroficiency helps a big property trust locate $2.3 million in harder-to-find energy savings.

Building Energy Efficiency at Six Times the Speed

Building Energy Efficiency at Six Times the Speed

Jeff St. John: August 22, 2012

FirstFuel, inverse modeling and speeding up the U.S. utility energy efficiency mandate market

Retroficiency, CLEAResult Clear the Path to Building Energy Efficiency

Retroficiency, CLEAResult Clear the Path to Building Energy Efficiency

Jeff St. John: June 5, 2012

A building energy data-crunching startup links up with a big utility efficiency program vendor to make identifying, executing retrofits faster and cheaper.

Panoramic Power: Building Energy Sensor Networks From the Circuit Up

Panoramic Power: Building Energy Sensor Networks From the Circuit Up

Jeff St. John: May 14, 2012

Can self-powered sensors connect buildings in real-time, smart energy networks?

Green Button Changes the Cost of Energy Services

Green Button Changes the Cost of Energy Services

Katherine Tweed: May 4, 2012

Can Green Button data be the secret to tapping small commercial energy efficiency?

The Green Button Goes Commercial

The Green Button Goes Commercial

Jeff St. John: March 22, 2012

Can the White House’s proposed standard for sharing energy data make the leap from homeowners to business owners?

Retroficiency: 25M Square Feet of Hands-Free Commercial Building Efficiency

Retroficiency: 25M Square Feet of Hands-Free Commercial Building Efficiency

Jeff St. John: October 5, 2011

25 million square feet down, 80 billion to go.