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Five “Green” Retrofits Electricians Should Be Pitching to Drive Business

By houston-neal on October 12, 2010 1 Comment ACEEE, alternative power generation, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, building retrofits, daylight Harvesting, electrical contracting, electricity consumption, energy contractors, energy efficient renovations, energy management systems, energy monitoring devices, energy retrofitters, fluorescent tubes, Google PowerMeter, green construction, green construction market, green renovations, grid-tie, HVAC equipment, HVAC Retrofits, Lara Schwicht Richards, LED Tubes, mechanical contractors, Microsoft Hohm, National Electrical Contractors Association, NECA, OAM, SBI Energy, solar photovoltaic systems, sustainable building, thermo-conductive heat transferring compounds, wind turbines

Five “Green” Retrofits Electricians Should Be Pitching to Drive Business

Here we present five green retrofits electricians should pitch to drive business: energy management systems and monitoring devices, relamping, solar photovoltaic (PV) systems and wind turbines, daylight harvesting, and HVAC retrofits.

Sustainable Facilities – The Standard of the Future

By Keith Pehl on June 23, 2010 2 Comments commercial construction, energy efficiency, energy modeling, energy usage, environment, environmental impacts, facility, indoor air quality, LEED Platinum, lighting wattage, maintenance practices, natural resources, net zero-energy buildings, operational practices, Optima Engineering, reduced energy usage, renewable energy, responsible business practice, rooftop solar thermal systesa, solar photovoltaic systems, sustainability, sustainable buildings, sustainable design, sustainable facilities, Water conservation

Sustainable Facilities – The Standard of the Future

Much like the term “fast track” that was popular several years ago, the terms “sustainable” and “energy efficiency” should be part of every building design. You don’t hear the term “fast track” anymore. It was a new concept of speeding up design and construction to deliver a facility faster, but now it is standard operating procedure. Everyone wants their project fast-tracked. I want the same thing to happen for sustainable design.