A new Cleantech Approach (CTA) research report states that lighting control technology can greatly reduce lighting energy usage from 35% – 55%. The projected energy savings in the report are due purely to the ability to dim or extinguish lights automatically when they aren’t needed. Given most estimates attribute a quarter to 40% of all [...]

On Friday, Florida’s embattled Governor Crist signed into law that state’s PACE financing bill. Now, the local jurisdictions just need to opt-in to allow for the financing to come through. If you forgot what PACE financing is, check out our earlier blog post titled, “What is PACE financing?”. A recent study from Johnson Controls estimates [...]

Johnson Controls and OxyGenz.com have recently completed a large scale survey on Generation Y workplace demands. There are already a lot of studies on the productivity boosts from green workplaces, but this new study focuses on the younger generation and their expectations of a workplace. Some of the more interesting findings about Generation Y (ages [...]

At Green Squared, our tagline is “Green that makes cents.” Obviously, that is a play on “Green that makes sense.” Why? Well, we only recommend retrofit projects that payback in a short time frame in operating savings. Those operating savings result in increased Net Operating Income (NOI) for commercial building owners. That increased NOI results [...]

From the EPA: Video from Bob Harper from Biggest Loser introduces Energy Fitness for Buildings WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is sponsoring the first national energy efficiency contest of its kind, featuring 14 commercial buildings from across the country. While trimming kilowatt hours off is their bottom line, they’ll also save money [...]