Green Buildings

Chris Eaton 2012

Name: Christopher Eaton Title: Owner Company: Backspin Renewables Location: Weybridge, VT Place of birth: Middlebury, VT Family: Wife and tw...

Project of the Month: Green renovation of Jamaica Plain apartments

"We're already starting to see the payoff", said Noah Maslan, director of real estate at Urban Edge, a community development corporation (CD...

Doug Martin 2012

Name: Doug Martin Title: New England Business Development Company: Phase Change Energy Solutions Location: 120 E. Pritchard St., Asheboro N....

Tracking building performance

By making improvements to building systems, your buildings work more efficiently - which means saving money and reducing emissions. The heat...

Controlling energy costs improves bottom line

As with almost everything, there is no silver bullet for controlling energy costs. Make sure building occupants are more informed through ...

Massachusetts Clean Energy Center launches Solarize Massachusetts program to spur solar development

As part of a statewide effort to reach Governor Patrick's goal of 250 megawatts (MW) of solar power installed by 2017, the Massachusetts Cle...

USGBC and WegoWise partner for utility tracking

USGBC and WegoWise recently partnered as part of UGBC's Building Performance Partnership (BPP). The BPP is a process to collect energy and w...

Commercial building green labeling

The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) introduced a conceptual plan to establish a commercial building energy asset rating ...

Volkswagen's national drive towards green

Between government bailouts and burgeoning green technologies, it's been easy over the last few years to get lost in the American automotive...

Commercial building benchmarking in cities across the nation

The Building Energy Benchmarking and Reporting Program is currently underway in select cities across the country including Seattle, New York...