Archive | November, 2009

ENERGY STAR: The Power of Participation

  Posted By: Bob Best Investor Services Lead United States Energy and Sustainability Services The old saying is that every journey starts with a single step.  The same is true of energy savings.  While the focus is most often on the big, spectacular projects, the real savings start with people and habits.  To get people [...]

Ten things learned at Greenbuild

Posted by: Michael Jordan Corporate Services Lead United States Energy and Sustainability Services I attended Greenbuild last week with several of my colleagues.  Following the conference, we pooled our observations to compare notes on hot topics.  I’ll expand on a few of these over time but here is a quick list:  – Advances in LED [...]

Greenbuild:it's all about practical

Posted by: Dan Probst Global Lead United States Energy and Sustainability Services I’m still absorbing all the interesting things I learned at Greenbuild, but if there was one big idea that jumped out, it was the focus on practical solutions. For example, in his witty and inspiring speech, Al Gore barely touched on the horrors [...]

ENERGY STAR: more than just a rating system

Posted by: Gary Graham Energy Services Lead United States Energy and Sustainability Services Greenbuild is a great place to meet up with friends and colleagues in the green building industry. Yesterday, we spent some time with Alyssa Quarforth of the EPA and Deborah Cloutier of JDM Associates. We chatted about the great strides ENERGY STAR [...]

The Smallest Way for Real Estate Teams to Make a Big Difference

Posted by: Michael Jordan United States Corporate Services Lead Energy and Sustainability Services  As I talk to companies around the country, I’m hearing a single refrain about what we could do most to improve the impact of real estate and facilities sustainability efforts:  adoption.   By adoption, I mean the ability to take a project [...]