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  There’s no denying that transportation fuel systems could become more sustainable, but how?   In June 2013, BSR held a four-part series discussion to help companies understanding the greatest sustainability impacts of transportation fuel systems, and what can be done to make them more efficient.   The discussion included 185 representatives from fleet operators, […]

  Energy efficiency is a great opportunity for businesses to save on costs, and energy management can help find those opportunities.   Energy Manager Today lined out some tips and steps to take when managing and maximizing energy cost savings.   Understand your building's functional, energy, and cost baselines. Rate your buildings. Perform focused energy […]

  A year ago, researchers at UCLA had begun developing a promising transparent solar cell that generates solar power through windows. One year later, and the researchers have nearly doubled the efficiency of the original solar cells.   The results of the study were published in the Energy & Environmental Science Journal, and reports that […]

  There's plenty of buzz about energy these days. But what are some of the innovations that stand out?   Efficiency   Government studies predict that the U.S. energy intensity will continue to decline about 2 percent every year through 2040. While efficiency in a broad term is accelerating, the steep drop in energy usage […]

Businesses aren't the only ones taking advantage of energy efficiency. In fact, more schools are retrofitting to increase efficiency and save on costs. Energy efficient schools create many benefits that go beyond energy and financial savings. In fact, benefits can include improved air quality, increased interest in how the school conserves energy and water, and […]

Building energy efficiency is improving, and building owners and managers are seeing a difference in the retrofit process. However, the results can be inaccurate and inconsistent, especially when compared across an entire portfolio. So what can be improved? The tools. A new effort by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is looking to create tablet-based […]

Last year, New York City required its commercial buildings to disclose their energy consumption. The benchmarking plan saw many surprises including finding newer LEED buildings ranked behind much older buildings when it came to energy efficiency. Take for instance the New York Times building, which is seeing more impressive gains in efficiency. Constructed in 2007, the […]

LED isn’t just lighting up homes and businesses, it’s lighting up landmarks as well. The San Francisco Bridge was retrofitted with LED lights to improve energy efficiency and for a special light display. The lights won’t need to be replaced during the two-year planned run of the light display. The sale of green products increased […]

Based in Overland Park, Sprint has become the first telecommunications company to join the Better Buildings Program, a federal program to help commercial and industrial buildings become at least 20 percent more efficient over the next decade. The Better Buildings Challenge began in 2011 after the U.S. Department of Energy found that the U.S. spends […]