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Making the Conversion to Renewable Energy Affordable

September 12, 2016 by Kerry Kilpatrick Leave a Comment

Renewable Energy

Only two tenths of one percent of the nation’s growing demand for solar energy is being generated within the state of Michigan. The state’s slow adoption of solar energy will hopefully speed up thanks to an innovative program designed to simplify the conversion to renewable energy. The program, ... Read More »

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: PACE, Property Assessed Clean Energy, Renewable Energy

Renewable Energy Benefits Local Economies

September 6, 2016 by Kerry Kilpatrick Leave a Comment

Renewable Energy

“..the total number of jobs in renewables worldwide continue to rise, in stark contrast with depressed labour markets in the broader energy sector.” International Renewable Energy Agency 2016 (IRENA) The launch this year of a renovation project in Michigan highlighted the benefit to local economies ... Read More »

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: PACE, Property Assessed Clean Energy, Renewable Energy

Financing Options Make Clean Energy Affordable

May 24, 2016 by Kerry Kilpatrick 1 Comment

Clean Energy

Reducing the use of energy has broad appeal during this period of increased focus on clean energy. The cleanest energy is that which is never used via conservation measures, or that which is already being created from nature - renewables. If it was possible for the sun to meet the total demand for ... Read More »

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Clean Energy, PACE, Renewable Energy

The Internet of Things is Changing Manufacturing in America

March 6, 2016 by Kerry Kilpatrick Leave a Comment

“The Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) is a network of physical objects imbued with information and communications technologies.” Forbes The Internet of Things (IoT) is a driving force behind the massive and dramatic change that is taking place within manufacturing. Any business involved in ... Read More »

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Energy Efficiency, Internet of Things, Manufacturing, PACE

How Do You Fund Energy Efficiency in West Michigan?

January 17, 2016 by Kerry Kilpatrick Leave a Comment

West Michigan

The facility supervisor leaned over to me and whispered “energy efficiency is a great goal but how do you pay for it?” He was asking the question during a presentation we were listening to discussing the many approaches for reducing wasted energy in commercial buildings. During a break I attempted ... Read More »

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Energy Efficiency, PACE, Property Assessed Clean Energy

Energy Efficiency – Expensive Luxury or Affordable Necessity?

December 20, 2015 by Kerry Kilpatrick 1 Comment

Affordable Housing

Curt Monhart, EAGM V.P., was listening to affordable housing developer Jeff Dombrowski last week as he outlined the various opportunities he has to create energy efficient housing in several settings. One is on a college campus and the other is in the downtown area of Grand Rapids, Michigan, the ... Read More »

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: affordable housing, PACE, Property Assessed Clean Energy

Government Building Incorporates Sustainability & Energy Efficiency

November 15, 2015 by Kerry Kilpatrick Leave a Comment

At a recent conference entitled Sustainably Lighting the World, sponsored by the Global Business Club of Mid-Michigan and hosted by Michigan State University, a smorgasbord of new sustainable lighting research and technology was introduced. One of the most exciting presentations was given by ... Read More »

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: PACE, Property Assessed Clean Energy, Sustainability

Renovating a 1920s Detroit Manufacturing Plant

November 8, 2015 by Kerry Kilpatrick Leave a Comment

Energy Renovation

A rebirth is taking place in Detroit, Michigan and, according to Cathleen Francois of Greening Detroit.com, a big focus is on renovating older buildings instead of demolishing them and replacing them with new structures. Renovating results in less waste and maintains iconic structures that are woven ... Read More »

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Daylight Harvesting, Detroit, PACE, Property Assessed Clean Energy, Renovating

Financing Plan is LEED Architect’s Competitive Advantage

October 25, 2015 by Kerry Kilpatrick Leave a Comment

An architect desiring a high LEED rating on every project he’s involved with discussed a growing challenge he would like to overcome. He determined that overcoming the challenge will give him a competitive advantage, allowing him to successfully launch more LEED - qualified projects. LEED stands for ... Read More »

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Architect, LEED, PACE, Property Assessed Clean Energy

Make the Switch to Energy Efficiency Easy!

October 12, 2015 by Kerry Kilpatrick Leave a Comment

In a recent meeting with a group actively involved in advancing sustainability, a question about how Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) supports a reduction in the use of carbon based fuel was asked. I decided to answer using a personal example. “The result is higher efficiency at less ... Read More »

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Energy Efficiency, PACE, Property Assessed Clean Energy

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