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What do you get if you take the blades off a #wind turbine? A better wind turbine. That sounds like a joke, but that’s actually more or less the model of a new wind turbine prototype. Instead of blades that turn in the breeze, the turbine is just a hollow straw that sticks up 40 feet from the…
Read moreWhat do you get if you take the blades off a wind turbine? A better wind turbine. That sounds like a joke, but that’s actually more or less the model of a new wind turbine prototype. Instead of blades that turn in the breeze, the turbine is just a hollow straw that sticks up 40 feet from the…
Read morehttp://www.pgecurrents.com/2012/04/20/pge-oversees-business-park%E2%80%99s-energy-efficiency-facelift/ By David Kligman From left, Karl Gee of Progressive Lighting & Energy Solutions, Dave Tarlton of Menlo Business Park, PG&E’s Frank Salguero and Josh Fredriksson celebrate the completion of the business park’s energy efficiency project. (Photo by David Kligman.) MENLO PARK — From the outside, Menlo Business Park could be any other business park….
Read morehttp://info.greenbiz.com/2-24-2015-EnlightedWebcast.html With climate and energy concerns putting new pressures on companies, energy efficiency is back in the limelight. While most corporations “get” the value and positive impact of being more energy efficient, financing upgrades remains an obstacle. But innovative financing models are changing that, such as Enlighted’s Global Energy Optimization program, a nothing-down option that…
Read moreThere is a reason most modern office buildings feature an abundance of glass: Natural light and expansive views enhance both creativity and productivity. But there is a downside too: Conventional glass at times tends to let too much sun into a building which heats it up. At other times, valuable heating energy literally goes out…
Read moreMagazine: Spring 2013Research Feature March 19, 2013 Reading Time: 10 min Jay Rao and Joseph Weintraub http://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/how-innovative-is-your-companys-culture Many executives want their companies to be more innovative. A new assessment tool can help pinpoint your company’s innovation strengths and weaknesses. Today’s executives want their companies to be more innovative. They consume stacks of books and…
Read moreFriday October 31st, 2014 Nadya Zhexembayeva I met Nadya Zhexembayeva at the Flourish and Prosper conference in Cleveland. Nadya, who received her doctorate at Case Western, is the co-author, with Chris Laszlo of “Embedded Sustainability.” Her latest book is “Overfished Ocean Strategy.” I attended one of her workshops, and then arranged to speak with her,…
Read moreLess than half (42 percent) of companies say their boards of directors are actively involved in sustainability, according to a survey from MIT Sloan Management Review, The Boston Consulting Group and the UN Global Compact. This is despite the fact that 87 percent of managers and executives say that boards of directors should be engaged…
Read moreBy Robert Walton | March 31, 2015 http://www.utilitydive.com/news/long-delayed-national-energy-efficiency-measure-passes-senate/381218/ Dive Brief: The Senate has passed a bipartisan national energy efficiency bill sponsored by Sens. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), building on efforts made in the House last year. Among other provisions, the measure establishes a voluntary, market-driven approach to aligning the interests of commercial building…
Read moreFive real estate executives weigh in on what it will take to unlock $1.4 trillion in net energy savings through commercial building efficiency. Image courtesy of Shutterstock. RMI’s Reinventing Fire analysis shows how to tap into $1.9 trillion in saved energy costs in U.S. buildings through 2050, from an incremental investment of $0.5 trillion (both…
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