Florida Freezes Funds for Energy Rebate Program
Posted on 27. Sep, 2010 by Shay Walsh in Blog
Tweet Less than a month after announcing the Energy Star Residential HVAC rebate program, Florida’s Legislature has placed a hold on $17.5 million as Governor Charlie Crist and Republican leaders dispute the procedural issues of authorizing the federal funding. Now, Florida homeowners are left in limbo after spending thousands of dollars on energy-efficient cooling systems [...]
Feds spent $25 billion on energy in 2009
Posted on 20. Sep, 2010 by Shay Walsh in Blog
Tweet The Obama administration has spearheaded funding to the nation with The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, providing support to projects that further develop our nation’s clean energy economy. Numerous projects have been awarded funding and according to research by Subsidyscope, a development of the Pew Charitable Trusts, the federal government spent about [...]
Corporate Sustainability: Implementing Environmental and Social Issues
Posted on 17. Sep, 2010 by Shay Walsh in Blog
Tweet Given the complexity of achieving corporate sustainability, it is so important to examine the opportunities and challenges that face corporate America from every angle. Each company has its own take on the methods and tactics that best fit their goals to go green and according to 48 sustainability executives polled by Deloitte Consulting this [...]
Energy Star to offer Florida residents $15 million in energy rebates
Posted on 13. Sep, 2010 by Shay Walsh in Blog
Tweet The Energy Star Residential HVAC rebate program brings good news to Florida residents this month. Providing homeowners an incentive to upgrade their existing air conditioning systems to a more efficient unit, the rebate program kicked into full effect on August 30, 2010 and expires December 31, 2010 or until the $15 million allotted for [...]
What’s Slowing Down Energy Efficiency Adoption?
Posted on 30. Aug, 2010 by Shay Walsh in Blog
Tweet The Clean Tech Open National Conference took place this summer in San Jose, California assembling the brightest and most talented minds to debate how energy entrepreneurship can power our economy back to life. The Energy Efficiency Panel brought up the important state of improvements made in energy efficiency and the elements of the movement [...]
Retrofit your lighting company’s web presence with MyLightSite
Posted on 25. Aug, 2010 by Shay Walsh in Blog
Tweet Working in the electrical and lighting industries, hopefully we have all heard about Corporate Social Responsibility and the importance of our carbon footprints, but what about your company’s digital footprint? Most of us know that it starts with a great home on the web. The problem is professional websites with great marketing can be [...]
Federal Government Receives Funding for Energy Retrofits
Posted on 17. Aug, 2010 by Shay Walsh in Blog
Tweet In 2010, the United States boasts over 79 billion square feet of commercial real estate that is quickly becoming a prime target for energy efficiency upgrades. According to the recently released Pike Research report, if all the commercial buildings in the U.S. were retrofitted to be more energy efficient, the country would save over [...]
U.S. Department of Energy Launches Blog
Posted on 10. Aug, 2010 by Shay Walsh in Blog
Tweet The Department of Energy launched its official Energy Blog last month to provide a central location for people to hear from U.S. Energy leaders working on different projects across the department. U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu wrote the introductory post and aims to better engage with the American public. The timing is appropriate considering [...]
New Life for Old Fixtures
Posted on 21. Jul, 2010 by Shay Walsh in Blog
Tweet As the range for lighting options expands, compact fluorescent bulbs are contending directly with LED technology to become the number one resource of home environment energy-efficient lighting. Developers who focus on lighting design work will have to expand their technology to adapt to the continued development of lighting options. In an interview with The [...]
Commercial Real Estate Revolution: The Green Lease
Posted on 12. Jul, 2010 by Shay Walsh in Blog
Tweet Recognizing the massive amount of energy and electric consumption caused by commercial leasing, the real estate industry is the latest to begin focusing its efforts on establishing and implementing sustainability practices. The development and operation of commercial real estate accounts for approximately 40% of total energy consumption in the United States (EIA), leading the [...]
