And its up to System Integrators, Equipment Operators and Facilities Managers to Make the New Financing Models based on Energy Savings Work. In recent weeks, there has been a wave of announcements about new models for energy efficiency retrofit financing. Schneider Electric’s Chris Hummel cites four reasons that energy efficiency financing is back. But, it’s not … Continue reading Taps Open for Energy Efficiency Retrofits
Category: CONTENT HERO
Expect SolarCity’s Innovations to Migrate Beyond Solar and the Home
In discussing SolarCity, Elon Musk explained that his approach is to recognize the biggest, most costly problems in any value chain and to focus innovation energy there. For residential solar energy, he identified the cost of financing and cost of installation as those problem areas. Similarly, financing is the factor gating energy efficiency technology. With … Continue reading Expect SolarCity’s Innovations to Migrate Beyond Solar and the Home
Building Automation eBook in the Making
Another new ‘Content Hero’ among my list of buildings professionals using social media to share their industry insight is Zach Denning, currently a Sales Engineer work in the Building Automation Division of Western Allied Mechanical. Per his Linkedin profile, Zach has recognized a gap between mechanical engineering firms that design sophisticated energy-efficient systems and automation … Continue reading Building Automation eBook in the Making
Controls Freak
In the category of building industry personalities and brands that are leading their peers in how to do Content Marketing, Abel Ramirez II, creator and author of The Controls Freak blog is a stand-out. He typifies the kind of 'jack-of-all-automation-systems' personality that populate the world of buildings controls. He writes: "Many times when I am thinking of … Continue reading Controls Freak
The Vast Buildings Market Demands Skillful Segmentation and Targeting
Just because there is a seemingly limitless number of commercial buildings and so many of them are so BAD - that is, uncomfortable, energy wasting and otherwise lacking in productivity features - there is always a huge potential market for any solution to make them better. However, whether you pick a segment by building type, … Continue reading The Vast Buildings Market Demands Skillful Segmentation and Targeting
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