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 to be better grid actors, designed to consider their electric 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 challenges in commercial buildings is the mental shift in how 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 and planned microgrids.’ To level the terminology playing field, a 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 of people asking about cost effectiveness, feasibility, and what this 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 of commercial building energy efficiency and renewable technology deployment does Read more…