In a press release today, Office Depot said that all 14 of their stores slated to open this year will be LEED certified for Commercial Interiors. Office Depot, who sells $14B of office supplies annually, should be commended for that commitment in their new build strategy. An Austin green concept store opened in 2008 is [...]
The University of Louisville’s Clinical and Translational Research Building has received a top rating from the U.S. Green Building Council, a Washington-based non-profit that promotes sustainability in building design, construction and operation. The building is one of 34 research buildings in the United States that have earned a Gold Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design [...]
Never underestimate American’s competitive fire. Show your usage with your neighbors (in aggregate for privacy). People need benchmarks to know how they are doing. I love it. How it Works The basic principle is simple: Instead of only telling people how much energy they used (f.ex. 100 kWh in the past 30 days), you tell [...]
Here is another article on the massive flow of venture capital money into Energy Efficiency, from an Ernst & Young report. At the end of January, we had a similar post with reports from Deloitte as well as Greentech. The numbers never seem to match among the reports, but the consensus is the same: The [...]
I get asked all the time about the value of a tax deduction, and specifically, the 179D deductions. Some folks also call them EPACT (Energy Policy Act) deductions. I had a client ask today about it. To give you some background, the Energy Policy Act of 2005 enacted Section 179D of the US Tax Code, [...]
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