Energy Use Intensity, How to Self-Check an Energy Model As a building practitioner, I have been building energy models and training some of the best in the business for years. I believe it is important to be able to self-check Read more…
I spent a half week with some of the most amazing thought leaders in the electricity space at the Rocky Mountain Institute’s eLabs 2018 accelerator. In my group, we discussed our solution towards a Grid Optimal initiative to get buildings Read more…
Everywhere I go the question I hear is how do we electrify our buildings? With the cost of renewable energy dropping and more people leading the charge towards decarbonizing buildings, design and construction is desperate for solutions. One of the biggest Read more…
Microgrids and the facilities they server are become a larger topic in the building energy landscape as reliability, resilience, and carbon emission reductions are sought. From research done at GreenTechMedia, ‘GTM Research now tracks over 1,900 basic and advanced, operational Read more…
This past week, California passed future changes to the energy code for buildings, including a requirement for all new homes (built in 2020, so not tomorrow!) must be net zero energy. This is a big deal, and has a number Read more…
In my work as a building engineer, there is an allure to use more and more simulation, analysis, and energy modeling to optimize a building design. Some are visually enticing, with people dabbling in mass simulation and optimization like the Read more…
Commercial buildings are getting a lot of attention recently to improve their energy use and become more sustainable in their operations. Terms like Net Zero Energy are becoming talking points for developers, cities, corporations and even states (CA). The popularity Read more…