The U.S. Department of Energy recently published an article that highlights how the US Army is striving for energy efficiency: November 17, 2011 Energy Department Highlights Commissioning of Innovative Fuel Cell System at U.S. Army’s Aberdeen Proving Ground The U.S. Department of Energy today recognized the commissioning of an innovative fuel cell system at the […]
On December 19, 2007 the Energy Independence & Security Act (EISA 2007) was signed into law. This law was intended to aggressively reduce our nation’s energy consumption. In order to effectively tackle the issue of reducing the amount of energy that our nation consumes, the EISA 2007 established Federal energy management goals and requirements in […]
Partner Energy President and GlobeSt. “Thought Leader,” Tony Liou, recently published an informative article on GlobeSt.com This particular article, is a detailed overview of what really goes into a commercial energy audit and what can be gained from conducting one. Please take a moment to read Mr. Lious article and tell us what you think below! […]
New statistics posted by BOMA, further proves that energy audits are worth it… EER Data Can Help Drive Increased NOI As market conditions continue to pressure managers to deliver strong Net Operating Income (NOI), the desire for tools to track various elements of performance continues to increase. The Autumn 2011 edition of The BOMA/Kingsley Report, […]
Partner Energy’s Jason Mandler recently wrote an article for GlobeSt.com. Take a moment and read what Jason has to say about energy efficiency disclosure and who is on board: The Science of Real Estate By Jason Mandler With more information we make better decisions, right? Well, that’s the idea behind energy disclosure requirements. States […]
The Conundrum: You’re a building owner and you want to reduce your property’s energy consumption and costs… What to do? What to do? The Solution: Get an ENERGY AUDIT! An energy audit is an inspection, survey and analysis of energy flows for energy conservation in a building or system. An Energy Audit is conducted in order to reduce […]
On Thursday June 23, 2011 the 1st Annual Valley Green Building Education Conference and Expo was held at Cal State University Northridge. This one day event was presented by The San Fernando Valley Green Team & USGBC-LA Chapter and was jam packed with lectures, roundtable sessions and influential speakers. Some of the lectures […]
In these unsettling times of escalating energy prices, energy conservation has become the name of the game! Seeing that commercial buildings account for more than 39% of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, local and federal governments have begun implementing rules/ incentives in order to encourage property owners to conserve as much energy as […]
Breaking News! San Francisco passes landmark energy Ordinance requiring owners of commercial building to perform energy benchmarking. For full disclosure: Partner Energy Ref 101105
The California Energy Commission conducted a committee workshop in Sacramento, California on May 17th to discuss the revised draft regulations for the implementation of the energy performance rating disclosure requirements for non-residential buildings specified in Assembly Bill 1103. AB1103 Disclosure Guidelines