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No Hype, No Green washing, Just the facts.
 It makes sense to invest in energy efficiency. We'll help you cut through the clutter and misinformation and deliver the facts you need to make informed, smart decisions. Feel free to view or download our whitepapers.
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Energy Savings and Sustainability Knowlege Base
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 Unlocking the benefits of energy efficiency; An executive dilemma
Unlocking the benefits of energy efficiency: An executive dilemma is an Economist Intelligence Unit research paper, sponsored by Ingersoll Rand. It reviews the importance of energy efficiency within business today and executive attitudes towards this issue. |
Buildings R&D Breakthroughs: Technologies and Products Supported by the Building Technologies Program
This report identifies and characterizes commercially available products and emerging (near-commercial) technologies that benefited from the support of the Building Technologies Program (BTP) within the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. The investigation specifically focused on technology-oriented research and development (R&D) projects sponsored by BTP’s Emerging Technologies subprogram from 2005-2009. |
The CLEAN ENERGY PATENT GROWTH INDEX (CEPGI),
published quarterly by the Cleantech Group at Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti P.C. provides an indication of the trend of innovative activity in the Clean Energy sector from 2002 to the present. The CEPGI also ranks the leaders among Clean Energy Patent Owners, along with the Countries and the U.S. States which receive the most clean energy patents. |
P.L. 110-343: The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008: Energy Tax Incentives
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Energy Efficiency From the Shop Floor to the Top Floor
This comprehensive report from the Pew Center on Global Climate Change looks at the energy efficiency practices of leading companies and offers a 12-step program to help any organization conserve energy, reduce emissions, and save money. |
CNT: The Value of Green Infrastructure
The guide fills an information gap that has hampered widespread deployment of green infrastructure—the practice of managing stormwater with natural systems. “The Value of Green Infrastructure” brings together current research on green infrastructure performance and presents methods for calculating related benefits in water management, energy, air quality, climate, and community livability. |
Evaluating the Efficiency of Light Fixtures
This article provides several metrics for how light fixture efficiency is measured to aid in relight and retrofit evaluations. (Craig DiLouie, principal of ZING Communications, Inc. (www.zinginc.com), is a consultant, analyst and reporter specializing in the lighting and electrical industries, and a regular contributor to LM&M). |
Influence of Project Delivery on Sustainable, High Performance Buildings
A Research Report of the Charles Pankow Foundation and the Design-Build Institute of America. This report provides guidance on the impact of project delivery methods in achieving sustainable, high performance building projects. The findings are synthesized from a two-year study that collected data through 230 surveys, 92 procurement documents and 12 in-depth case studies. |
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EIA: Energy Trends to 2035
In preparing the Annual Energy Outlook 2010 the Energy Information Administration (EIA) evaluated a wide range of trends and issues that could have major implications for U.S. energy markets...
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IMFA: 2009 Energy Efficiency Indicator
Now in its third year, the IMFA survey has expanded globally and continues to monitor how companies react to rising energy costs and their expected payback on energy management improvements...
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IMFA: Sustainability Task Force Report
The integration of sustainability into the facility management process is a natural fit. Sustainable facility management allows an organization to build and operate facilities that meet organizational goals...
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The Investment Risk in Whole Building Energy-Efficiency Upgrades
Managers compare the expected return on energy-efficiency upgrades investments to the returns to be earned from other investment opportunities competing for the organization’s capital...
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Perspectives on sustainability
Results of the 2009 CoreNet Global and Jones Lang LaSalle global survey on Corporate Real Estate and sustainability
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ASHRAE #189.1 New Green Building Standard FYI
From site location to energy use to recycling, this standard will set the foundation for green buildings through its adoption into local codes Standard 189.1 covers the key topic areas typically included in green building rating systems: site sustainability, water use efficiency, energy efficiency, indoor environmental quality and the building’s impact on the atmosphere, materials and resources... |
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Incremental Cost, Measurable Savings: Enterprise Green Communities Criteria
The estimated lifetime savings exceed the initial costs of incorporating the Enterprise Green Communities Criteria into affordable housing...
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Clean Energy 1.0: Moving Beyond Green to Create Sustainable Jobs and a Long-term Energy Strategy
“Green” is no longer the magic bullet to solve our energy concerns, according to Dr. Joseph A. Stanislaw, independent senior advisor, Energy & Sustainability, Deloitte LLP. Instead, a transition from “green to clean” can power the next phase of development of the world’s energy and economic sectors. This white paper focuses on the three interconnected mandates that are driving the evolution of clean energy in the United States: protecting the environment, creating enduring jobs, and enhancing national security... |
 View the ASHRE Site Sustainabilty Presentation
Anthony Floyd, City of Scottsdale |
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Alternative Thinking 2011: A look at 10 of the top issues and trends in renewable energy
After conducting interviews with clients, industry analysts, and senior Deloitte energy practitioners, Deloitte outlines the top ten issues and trends it sees for 2011 in its first renewable energy report. Here are their findings.
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NECA Energy Solutions Summit: July 2008
The National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) sponsored the NECA Energy Solutions Summit (Summit) in Los Angeles, California on July 24-26, 2008. This Summit was jointly sponsored by NECA’s national office and the NECA Los Angeles County Chapter and was held at the Electrical Training Institute of Southern California (ETI). ETI is a state-of-the-art training facility that is jointly supported by the NECA Los Angeles County Chapter and Local Union 11 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW). This paper will summarize the discussions and recommendations that resulted from this conference. It is intended that this paper serve as a basis for the development of policies and initiatives by NECA at the
national, district, and local chapter levels that will help member electrical contracting firms successfully enter or expand their existing work in the emerging energy solutions market. |
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Energy Savings for Schools & Universities
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Greening the Bottom Line: The Trend toward Green Revolving Funds on Campus
The number of higher-education institutions that have established green revolving funds (GRFs) has grown rapidly in the last two years and include all sizes and types of schools, according to a report by the Sustainable Endowments Institute. |
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Creating a Campus Sustainability Revolving Loan Fund: A Guide for Students
From AASHE: Describes an innovative and powerful mechanism for financing sustainability projects, such as energy efficiency upgrades and renewable energy installations, on campus. The guide provides step-by-step guidance for establishing revolving loan fund for campus sustainability, based on the experiences of the authors in setting up such a fund at Macalester College. It was released in April 2007.
 As a school official, you probably know that the annual energy bill to run America’s primary and secondary schools is a staggering $6 billion more than is spent on textbooks and computers combined. What you may not know is that:
- The least efficient schools use three times more energy than the best energy performers; and
- Top performing ENERGY STAR labeled schools cost forty cents per square foot less to operate than the average performers
ENERGY STAR Labeled K-12 Schools
Illinois ENERGY STAR Labeled K-12 Schools
Menu of ENERGY STAR® Offerings for the Public Sector
ENERGY STAR tools and resources for the public sector can help organizations save money, improve energy efficiency, and prevent greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming. The table below provides an overview of the program offerings available to public sector organizations.
AASHE: Higher Education Sustainability Staffing Survey
AASHE Institutions of higher education continue to hire sustainability staff and redirect existing staff to manage and coordinate their sustainability initiatives. To provide AASHE members with a greater understanding of sustainability-related positions, AASHE conducted a survey of campus sustainability staff in winter 2010, using the online tool SurveyGizmo. We promoted the survey through direct
outreach to sustainability staff, in our weekly newsletter and in posts to relevant discussion lists. We received 433 completed surveys.
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Patterns to Daylight Schools for People and Sustainability (2010)
The latest pattern book by LRC authors, sponsored by the US Green Building Council, presents model designs for implementing daylighting into school classrooms, corridors, and gymnasiums. With emphasis on human health impact and other daylight metrics, this book compares cost, comfort, visual environment, and energy use among well-known daylighting techniques.
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High Performance School Q & A
High level answers to common questions regarding high performance schools.
Report Card for a High Performance School
Report to your community how your school is doing regarding high performance building attributes.
BetterBricks Integrated Design Lab Network
The lab network serves as a technical resource of credible and unbiased information and education to facilitate energy efficient design to achieve high performance buildings.
Integrated Design Process for Schools
Overall guidance, checklist, and key terms for using the integrated design process to achieve a high performance school.
High Performance Facility Design Charrette
How-to-guide on organizing and running a design charrette. Helps define what it is, when it should occur, who should participate, role of the owner, and desired outcomes.
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US Department of Energy: Energy Savings for Commercial & Institutional Facilities
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The US Department of Energy offers a wealth of resources and downloads on their site. If you can't find what you need here, please visit their Building Technologies Program to search their database.
Improved Duct Systems Task Report with StageGate 2 Analysis
This report is about Building America Industrialized Housing Partnership's work with two industry partners, Davalier Homes and Southern Energy Homes, in constructing and evaluating prototype interiors.
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Tax Deductions for Commercial Buildings
A DOE publication with more information about incentives for commercial building owners and businesses.
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DOE Opportunity for Energy Savings Through Improved Management of Facility Lighting
The seven sites we visited used, to varying extents, outdated and inefficient fluorescent lights, commonly known as T12s. These lights were introduced over 40 years ago and were replaced by T8 technology in the 1980s. Since that time, T8 technology has advanced rapidly. Despite demonstrated and well known energy
reductions of up to 40 percent associated with the latest fluorescent lighting technology, the Department's facilities continued to make widespread use of T12 technology. |
Overview of Potential Energy-Efficiency Measures
This fact sheet gives an overview of some common ways to increase energy efficiency in buildings.
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Efficient Lighting Strategies: Wise Design Choices Can Meet Lighting Needs and Save Energy. Building Technologies Program, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors on how to employ efficient lighting strategies in the home for comfort and safety. |
Advanced Sensors and Controls for Building Applications: Market Assessment and Potential R&D Pathways
This document provides a market assessment of existing building sensors and controls and presents a range of technology pathways (R&D options) for pursuing advanced sensors and building control strategy |
Commercial Building Toplighting: Energy Saving Potential and Potential Paths Forward
This report documents the energy-saving potential of toplighting, a form of daylighting that combines skylights and electric lighting controls. |
Energy Efficiency Trends in Residential and Commercial Buildings - August 2010
This report overviews trends in the construction industry, including profiles of buildings and the resulting impacts on energy consumption. It begins with an executive summary of the key findings |
Buildings Technologies Program - Better Buildings, Brighter Future
This fact sheet gives an overview of DOE's Building Technologies Program research and deployment efforts toward energy-efficient residential and commercial buildings. |
The Energy Smart Guide to Campus Cost Savings
This document details how campuses can fund projects to make their buildings more energy efficient.
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Tax Deductions for Commercial Buildings
This document has information regarding tax deductions for commercial building owners
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High Performance Commercial Buildings: A Technology Roadmap
This is a document that describes a roadmap for designing high performance commercial buildings.
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How to Evaluate Individual Buildings
This fact sheet describes energy audits, and provides advice on how to select one.
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EnergySmart Schools Tips: Retrofitting, Operating, and Maintaining Existing Buildings
An EnergySmart Schools fact sheet that discusses quick wins and long-term facility management strategies that pay for themselves and result in energy savings |
Benchmarking Your Facilities for Greater Success
This fact sheet provides advice on how to begin an analysis of a building's energy usage.
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Guide to Financing EnergySmart Schools
This guide addresses barriers to and methods of financing energy-efficient schools, and makes a business case for high-performance design. |
How to Collect and Examine your Building Data
This fact sheet provides advice on how to collect and analyze data when conducting an energy audit on a building. |
Integrating Federal Resources for High Performance Hospitals
A postcard describing DOE and EPA resources targeted to hospital architects, facility managers, and corporate leadership at each stage of the hospital design and operation process. |
EnergySmart Hospitals
A fact sheet describing the EnergySmart Hospitals Initiative, which supports the hospital sector in reducing energy use and costs. |
"Quick Win" Energy Efficiency Tips for Facility Managers and Operators
This EnergySmart Hospitals fact sheet discusses retrofitting existing facilities for facility managers and operators. |
Commercial Building Energy Alliances (CBEA) Fact Sheet
This fact sheet provides an overview of the Commercial Building Energy Alliances and also spotlights the Commercial Lighting Solutions web tool. |
Tax Credits for Commercial Buildings
Signed by President Bush on August 8, 2005, the Energy Policy Act of 2005 lays the foundation for new Federal tax credits for consumers and business that pursue energy efficiency and use of renewable |
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Lighting Systems: Solving the Retrofit Equation
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A 4-part series from facilitiesnet
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ASHRAE / AEDG PowerPoint Presentation Archive
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These documents are pdf versions of PowerPoint presentations.
2008
Introduction to Advanced Energy Design Guide, K-12 School Buildings – Overview (22 slides)
Introduction to Advanced Energy Design Guide, K-12 School Buildings – Envelope (18 slides)
Introduction to Advanced Energy Design Guide, K-12 School Buildings – Lighting/Daylighting (18 slides)
Introduction to Advanced Energy Design Guide, K-12 School Buildings – HVAC (20 slides)
Introduction to Advanced Energy Design Guide, K-12 School Buildings - Modeling Results (22 slides)
Originally presented on June 25, 2008 as Seminar 60 at the ASHRAE Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City - 100 slide presentation (five separate files) focused on the specifics and details of the AEDG for K-12 School Buildings. The overview reviews the guides’ objectives, scope, and organization. This is followed by detailed information on the recommendations in the Envelope, Lighting/Daylighting, and HVAC areas, and a detailed discussion of the modeling characteristics and results.
Lessons Learned from Developing the Advanced Energy Design Guides (40 slides)
Originally presented on April 25, 2008 at the Region VIII CRC - 40 slide presentations that provides an overview of the guides’ objectives, scope, and key elements along with an exploration of the issues encountered during the development of the guides from both a macro (general issues and realizations) and a micro (good design practices and other details) perspective.
Ohio Green Schools Summit: Advanced Energy Design Guides K-12 Schools - Envelope (Part 1) (89 slides)
Ohio Green Schools Summit: Advanced Energy Design Guides K-12 Schools - HVAC (Part 2) (73 slides)
Originally presented on March 19-20, 2008 at the Ohio Green Schools Summit – 162 slide presentation in two parts that covers Envelope (Part 1 - 89 slides) and HVAC (Part 2 – 73 slides) and includes a detailed discussion of the specific recommendations for Climates zones 4 and 5 in the Advanced Energy Design Guide for K-12 School Buildings. Also includes some tutorial type information on the technical concepts behind the recommendations.
Advanced Energy Design Guides: K12 Schools and Warehouses (30 slides)
Originally presented on March 25, 2008 to US Department of Energy - 30 slide executive summary that outlines the guide development, content, recommendations, baseline prototypes, and energy savings for both the K12 School Buildings and Small Warehouse and Self Storage Buildings guides.
2007
Advanced Energy Design Guides (35 slides)
Originally presented in November 2007 at Greenbuild2007 – 35 slide presentation focusing primarily on the K-12 School Buildings guide that includes an overview of the guide’s organization, development, and content; a review of the specific recommendations, and a brief look forward to other anticipated guides.
Advanced Energy Design Guide Series -- Saving 30% in Small Retail Buildings (20 slides)
Originally presented on May 21, 2007 to the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) in Las Vegas – 20 slide presentation that includes an overview of the Small Retail guide organization, development, and content; a brief discussion of recommendations affecting that region of the country; and an explanation of how the guide might be used by the various targeted users.
Sustainability Issues at the AIA: Advanced Energy Design Guides (23 slides)
Originally presented on May 3, 2007 at the AIA Convention - 23 slide presentation that provides a general overview of the AEDG series within the context of the AIA learning objectives of addressing energy reduction.
Advanced Energy Design Guides --Small Office and Small Retail (65 slides)
Originally presented on March 6, 2007 at the ACCA Conference & Expo – 65 slide presentation that includes a discussion of the guide development and content, as well as a review of the recommendations, case studies, baseline prototypes building characteristics, and energy savings in the Small Office and Small Retail Guides. Also included is a brief look forward to the K-12 schools and other anticipated guides.
Advanced Energy Design Guides: Presentation to USACE-IEA Workshop (27 Slides)
Originally presented on January 26, 2007 to the US Department of Energy USACE-IEA Workshop - 27 slide overview focusing primarily on the Small Retail guide development, content, recommendations, baseline prototypes, and energy savings. Some additional information is also included on the K-12 schools guide approach and schedule.
2006
Advanced Energy Design Guide for Small Retail Buildings: Executive Summary Presentation to DOE (25 slides)
Originally presented on November 28, 2006 to US Department of Energy - 25 slide executive summary that outlines the guide development, content, recommendations, baseline prototypes, and energy savings.
Advanced Energy Design Guide Series: A Path to Meeting the EPACT 2005 Energy Efficiency Requirements (20 slides)
Originally presented in September, 2006 to the AEE World Energy Engineering Congress – 20 slide summary of The Advanced Energy Design Guide for Small Office Buildings that covers how the guide is organized, what is contained in the guide, some detail on the recommendations, and a quick recap of the energy savings.
Development of ASHRAE's Advanced Energy Design Guide for Small Office Buildings (15 slides)
Originally presented on July 13, 2006 to the Energy Efficiency Working Group – 15 slide executive summary that provides a quick look at the guide organization, baseline prototypes, and resulting energy savings.
2005
Colliver Luncheon: The Next Generation of Tools for Energy Savings (24 Slides)
Originally presented in September, 2005 to the Alliance to Save Energy - 24 slide summary of The Advanced Energy Design Guide for Small Office Buildings that covers how the guide was organized, what is contained in the guide, and a quick recap of the energy savings.
Advanced Energy Design Guides: The Next Generation of Tools for Energy Savings (72 slides)
Originally presented in September, 2005 at a Region VII Workshop - 72 slide presentation that includes a description of The Advanced Energy Design Guide for Small Office Buildings, a discussion of the guide content, and an in-depth look at the recommendations, baseline prototype building characteristics, and energy savings
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