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High-Performance Energy Buildings

June 22, 2015 by Kerry Kilpatrick 2 Comments

High Performance

"High-performance energy buildings are the wave of the future in the commercial market." Bryan Garcia, CEO, Connecticut Green Bank If you’re old enough to remember when the fuel economy labels started showing up on new car windows there’s a good chance you’ll remember your first appreciation of the ... Read More »

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Energy Efficiency, Green Renovation, High Performance Buildings

PACE Funds Green Renovations

March 8, 2015 by Kerry Kilpatrick Leave a Comment

Last week Montcalm County became the 10th county in Michigan to approve PACE financing. While the benefits of PACE are numerous there is one benefit that is especially attractive to commercial, industrial, non-profit and multifamily property owners. That is, to qualify for PACE financing, the entire ... Read More »

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Green Renovation, Lean and Green Michigan, PACE, Property Assessed Clean Energy

PACE Propels Auto Dealership’s Green Renovation!

December 1, 2014 by Kerry Kilpatrick Leave a Comment

A New Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) project was just launched in Michigan. It’s the third PACE project in the State and it’s likely to pave the way for many more due to the energy savings that are guaranteed by the programs unique requirements. A desire to cut energy costs prompted Star ... Read More »

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Energy Savings, Green Renovation, PACE

5 Technologies Reduce Auto Dealership’s Energy Expense

November 18, 2014 by Kerry Kilpatrick Leave a Comment

According to the U.S. Small Business Administration auto dealerships use on average more energy per square foot than a typical office building. While reducing wasted energy in an auto dealership is the primary goal of a project The Energy Alliance Group (EAG) is preparing to announce, being a good ... Read More »

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Auto Dealership, Green Renovation

Quick Profit or Comprehensive Energy Strategy

November 8, 2014 by Kerry Kilpatrick Leave a Comment

At a recent Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) conference Andy Levin of Lean and Green Michigan noted contractors often only want to pursue the lowest hanging fruit or quickest profit when it comes to energy efficiency projects. He stressed the need to change that mindset. Andy suggested that ... Read More »

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Comprehensive Energy Strategy, Energy professionals, Green Renovation, Renovation

5 Greatest Waste of Energy in Older Buildings

October 29, 2014 by Kerry Kilpatrick Leave a Comment

On a recent walk through of a client’s 50 year old building our CEO was amazed at the poor condition of some of the energy-intensive components of the operation. The client wants The Energy Alliance Group of Michigan to do a complete “green renovation” of their facility and the walk through was the ... Read More »

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Green Renovation, Waste of Energy

The Opportunity Cost When Green Renovation Sounds Too Good To Be True!

October 6, 2014 by Kerry Kilpatrick Leave a Comment

There was an interesting article out of Detroit, Michigan last week that detailed a growing "Green Building Culture" that is taking place in that city. Buildings that were constructed at a time when energy was cheap are undergoing green renovations using the latest energy efficient technology. ... Read More »

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Green Building Culture, Green Renovation, Opportunity Cost

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