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Depending on how you measure it, yes. A recent study from American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) found that energy efficiency was responsible for meeting 75 percent of the demand for energy services since 1970, while actual supply met only 25 percent. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) also found that America's gross domestic […]

Wrap up 2012 with the top energy statistics from the year. It was a big year for energy efficiency with the ban of T12 fluorescent lights, the rise of natural gas, and the steady adoption of renewable energy. So here's a quick list of some of the top statistics of 2012: 96% increase in electricity […]

The setting for America’s past time is changing. In fact, Major League Baseball (MLB) “has emerged as a vanguard of the Natural Resources Defense Council Sports Greening Project, which has sparked a sustainability movement across professional and collegiate sports leagues.” The MLB continues their commitment to environmental stewardship, including energy efficiency and water efficiency. So […]

Last week, LED celebrated its 50th birthday, here's a look at how the technology has evolved since then. While LED is experiencing a popular surge, this efficient technology has really been 50 years in the making. Wired has a great slideshow on the history of light emitting diodes, or LEDs, "from the first dim red […]

Each month, Worldwide Energy features a client that we have worked with to showcase not only our portfolio, but also our client's business. Project Scope: Mid-America Car provides locomotive and freight car overhaul, maintnenace and wreck repair. The company has several buildings including a service shop, and paint booth with outdated and inefficient lighting fixtures, […]

Any building or office manager who is looking to cut costs (and who isn’t these days) will find these quick facts beneficial: Lighting accounts for the largest portion of a commercial building’s electricity bill It is a significant portion of the total energy bill It consumes about 35 percent of the electricity used in commercial […]

Light emitting diodes, or LEDs, are quickly becoming the go-to lighting fixture for energy efficient smart buildings. Smart buildings, as defined by the IDC Energy Insights, use integrated controls and automation to operate equipment to manage costs and improve efficiencies. “Lighting is one of six key smart building technology segments… that enable building systems to […]

Each month, Worldwide Energy features a client that we have worked with to showcase not only our portfolio, but also our client's business. Project Scope: Beck Tire International is a tire shop in Kansas City, MO that was looking to retrofit their outdated lighting. The goals for the new lighting system included increasing the quality […]

When we think of ways to save energy, parking garages aren’t usually our first thought. But a garage typically uses 15% of the energy that the building it is attached to uses, according to the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). A parking garage can be seen as a secondary building, […]