Earlier this year, I wrote about the brand new Lab Benchmarking Tool we developed with our partners at LBNL, I2SL, and DOE. I’m pleased to report that we’ve gotten lots of positive feedback since the LBT’s release! We’ve also been busy developing new features to...
The next milestone in Assembly Bill 802 (AB 802) reporting is here. Last year was the first year the legislation took effect, requiring building energy benchmarking for many buildings in California. Another year in expands the population of buildings now required to benchmark. In addition,...
ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager will be shaking up the energy-use benchmark world by updating their scoring mechanism on August 26, 2018. The bad news is most building owners will see a drop in the current score. The good news is the update is long overdue...
There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics. - Mark Twain. One of the big problems with energy efficiency is that it’s complicated. I feel like there’s a big need to simplify it for clients so they can make the most informative...
‘You can’t manage what you don’t measure’ is a keystone of energy efficiency. Measuring your building’s energy use is so important that reporting it is now the law in California for many building owners. The first deadline is quickly approaching beginning on June 1, 2018....