The green building revolution is growing. A study published on The Mecklenburg Times reveals that nearly 50% of builders aim to create more green projects by 2021. This follows the latest movement towards creating more sustainable buildings across the globe. In recent years, people have become more ... Read More »
The Advantages of Efficiency in Commercial Real Estate
For any commercial property owner (and for tenants of those properties), there are many advantages to making improvements in efficiency — even beyond incentives offered by the government. A lot of owners may not think about making these improvements because they have the building leased or rented ... Read More »
IoT-Equipped LED Lighting Systems Enhance Energy Efficiency
There are plenty of compelling reasons why US buildings need to switch to LED lighting systems and use the IoT for lighting and illumination. The prevailing benefit of LEDs is that they are far cheaper and last longer compared to traditional lights. LEDs consume 25-30% less energy than halogen ... Read More »
The Hidden Benefits of Solar Powered Energy
Are you a solar-powered energy user? Have you considered adopting solar as a source of power for your home or business? If you answered “yes” you’re in good company. According to a recent report from the International Energy Agency, electricity generated from the sun is the fastest growing source ... Read More »
When Saving Energy is Not the Critical Factor
The facility manager was discussing the many benefits of a recently completed “energy efficiency” upgrade at his manufacturing plant. The Energy Alliance Group of Michigan (EAG) was the project developer and the conversation was a post project debrief. Notably absence from the manager’s comments ... Read More »
America’s Greenest City Continues to Empower Sustainability
Curt Monhart was talking with an affordable housing developer who will soon launch a multi-family housing project. The developer wants to maximize the energy efficiency of the building to minimize the cost of living in the facility. The developer asked Monhart the question “what are all the energy ... Read More »
When Are Energy Audits a Waste of Money?
“Nothing is less productive than to make more efficient what should not be done at all.” Peter Drucker Curt Monhart was sitting across the desk from an organization's facility manager discussing a thick folder lying open between them. Monhart, Vice President of the Energy Alliance Group of ... Read More »
Rescuing Abandoned Buildings
Turning Eyesores into Assets The owner of the abandoned property pictured above made the first call following its acquisition to The Energy Alliance Group of Michigan’s President, Scott Ringlein. The plan is to revive the boarded up property, and the client wanted Ringlein to develop a list of ... Read More »
Investing in Renewable Energy
A 1950’s era entertainment venue is the latest project The Energy Alliance Group of Michigan is developing. The client, reflecting a growing national trend, has placed renewable energy high on the list of what’s important for upgrading their facility. The phenomenon of client demand for renewable ... Read More »
Dignitaries Describe Economic Development Opportunity of Building Renovations
Ribbon cutting ceremony unveils renovated 1920’s era apartments The United States has over six million commercial buildings - more than half are over 50 years old. These building are especially costly to operate, expensive to maintain and often uncomfortable to occupy. With Property Assessed ... Read More »
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