Green Business Solutions

Articles on energy efficiency

• GoGreen Lending EEM Hybrid Webinar - June 22 Home financing is a challenge - but "energy efficiency mortgages" and remodeling financing are available. Realtors can help clients find financing for greener, energy efficient sales. Attend this webinar to learn how.
  
• Reinventing Fire to Change the Rules of the Energy Game Reinventing Fire is a fight for better fuel and energy policy on the ground. Rocky Mountain Institute leads a game changing initiative to transition from oil, coal and burning to a clean energy future. Reinventing Fire™ is driving a business-led transition from oil, coal, and ultimately gas to efficiency and renewables.
  
• Business Models Are Essential Part of Bringing Innovation to Market... and Scale Innovators and investors team up to create new technology, but they also work on innovative business models to deploy not-so-new innovations for marketplace momentum.
  
• Tips to Save Electricity at Home This Summer Reduce summer cooling costs with these easy energy efficiency tips.
  
• You Can Help Kick HOME STAR Into Gear! HOME STAR, Cash for Caulkers, as it is sometimes called) is a proposed federal program that would provide direct incentives to American homeowners who invest in improving the energy efficiency
  
• Recurve Provides Energy Savings with Home Performance Audits and Remodeling A home performance audit gives you a working plan -- whether you choose a DIY or a qualified contractor approach to improve the comfort and energy efficiency of your home, your workspaces... and even your outdoor living spaces!
  
• Womens Energy Matters organizes energy and energy efficiency strategies Women are the primary providers of renewable resources in our communities -- and strong proponents of renewable energy, energy efficiency and even organic agriculture, which uses natural energy. WEM help women learn what they can do about our energy crisis.
  
• Low-emission Microturbine Systems from Captsone and CPS Microturbines recover energy in a wide variety of consumer, commercial and industrial applications.
  
• Radiant Barriers Go Beyond Insulation For Heat Efficiency Insulation is one of the highest payback improvements you can make to a building -- at both new construction and remodeling time. Radiant barriers are a new approach with additional heat resistant benefits.
  
• RETROFIT, a Game to Learn About Energy Efficient Buildings Games help players experience options in making buildings greener and more energy efficient.
  
• Exciting, Unrelenting Steps to a Carbon Constrained Economy - 2050 Starts Yesterday Technologies enhance our capabilities, but they will never replace our heart...or a sharp, caring mind. Our challenge for 2050 will require everything we've got.
  
• Google PowerMeter is Free Consumer Electricity Software Giving people energy usage information can save up to 15% of their energy usage and costs. That reduces climate change. And now consumers have free access to power meter monitoring.
  
• California Executive Order Requires 33% Renewable Energy by 2020
  
• Open Energy Information Website Makes DOE Resources Available Energy innovation requires up to date information about government energy policies. DOE is making more energy and energy efficiency information available for innovation and best practices.
  
• Innovation in Energy and Energy Efficiency Spurred with DOE Data DOE sponsored VIBE and National Assets provide timely data for innovation in energy and energy efficiency.
  
• Energy Efficiency Financing Districts Provide Funding for Green Building Projects AB 811 created Energy Efficiency Financing Districts so cities and counties can create these new financing programs for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects.
  
• Evolve Hotel Guest Energy Control System Saves 30-50% Hotels face unique sensor and control challenges with constantly rotating occupants. A key card based energy efficiency program can save 30% in energy costs, and provide easy to use convenience for guests.
  
• Executive Order Focused on Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance President Obama signed an Executive Order in October 2009 that sets sustainability goals for Federal agencies and focuses on making improvements in their environmental, energy and economic performance.
  
• Teleconference on the coming decline in U.S. carbon emissions Learn about the tipping point of energy use in the US. We're making progress!
  
• New Title 24 Regulations Aug 1, 2009 Energy efficiency is almost second nature for doing business in California. For example, in California, commercial buildings with flat roofs have been required to have white roofs since 2005.
  
• LED Bulbs Take a Giant Leap Forward in the Home Lighting Market A seawave of change is coming to interior lighting...LEDs and energy efficiency business models.
  
• Empire State Building is now a Green Retrofitted Building with 38% Energy Savings Energy efficiency, indoor environment, and carbon footprint are improved by the Empire State building's recent retrofit that will reduce costs over the long term, increase value and competitiveness and reduce carbon impact.
  
• Building Innovation with the MIT Open Prototype Intitiative (OPI) Green building research to provide open source innovation for more sustainable development...from MIT.
  
• EPEAT Electronic Product Search for Environmentally Friendlier Electronics EPEAT Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool makes Green Electronics easier with this EPEAT Product Registry.
  
• Online Energy Management System for Hotels by IHG Green Engage is a software tool designed to improve environmental performance, reduce costs and respond to hotel guests interest in green hotels. Green Engage has the potential to drive up to $200 million of energy savings in the IHG hotels and significantly reduce energy. consumption.
  
• How to Save Money with Energy Efficiency Practical solutions for energy efficiency at work and at home.
  
• Useful Energy Efficiency Links For Residential Construction Energy efficient building links for California energy efficient resources
  
• Peak Oil and Energy Investment - ROI View expert conversations about the return on your energy investments.
  
• Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 - Business Provisions Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 carries with it incentives and tax support for green and renewable energy.
  
• Energy Policy Act of 2005 - Home Builder Tax Credits Through 2009 Home builders have energy efficiency tax credits available through 2009.