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Is Building Green Good for Business?
A new comprehensive report from the World Building Council (WorldGBC) examined whether or not it’s possible to attach a financial value to the cost and benefits of green buildings. The article argues that “green buildings can be delivered at a … Continue reading
Office Depot’s $8 Million Lighting Retrofit
Office Depot is reducing their energy use by making numerous energy efficiency investments, including a lighting retrofit project. The company is de-lamping one out of every three bulbs in tens of thousands of fixtures across more than 1,000 stores, and … Continue reading
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Tagged business, corporate, lighting retrofit, re-lamping
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The Importance of Lighting Maintenance
It’s often overlooked, but proper lighting maintenance is a large part of reducing utility bills, especially for businesses where lighting accounts for an estimated 20 percent of the total energy used in commercial buildings. More often than not, many businesses … Continue reading
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Tagged best practices, business, lighting maintenance, tips
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KCP&L Rates Increase 9.1 Percent in Missouri
State regulators on Wednesday approved a rate increase that will affect 600,000 customers in Missouri. Great Plains Energy, the parent company to Kansas City Power & Light, was granted $64 million of the $106 million requested. The increases varied among … Continue reading
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Tagged business, commercial, kcpl, rate increase, residential, utility
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Common Misconceptions about Lighting Retrofits
The lighting retrofit industry is quickly evolving, improving, and gaining traction. Business owners are beginning to see the benefits of upgrading their lighting systems to more efficient ones. And while you plan for energy efficient solutions next year, there are still some … Continue reading
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Tagged business, commercial buildings, fluorescent, lighting, retrofit, t12
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Benefits to Going Green are Tangible
A Business Review panel recently spoke about green technology and sustainability as part of a series. Their findings? The savings from energy efficient sustainable design are real, but the benefits go beyond money as greener companies are more attractive to … Continue reading
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Tagged best practices, business, efficiency, energy solutions
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Push for Exporting Natural Gas
With so much natural gas available in the United States, it’s no wonder companies are making a big push to export the alternative fuel around the world. “Once dependent on natural gas imports, the United States has gone from a … Continue reading
A Call for Energy Efficiency
In a recent blog post, Green Building Elements discusses the many benefits of becoming energy efficient including reducing running costs for businesses, lowering carbon emissions, and marketing environmental awareness. Even though it’s a win-win situation, most companies only see the … Continue reading
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Tagged business, cost-effective, energy efficiency, lighting
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Ikea to Power Stores with Renewable Energy by 2020
After recently announcing its staunch support for LED lighting, Ikea is looking to become even more energy efficient. The Swedish retailer says it will rely on solar and wind energy to produce all the power it uses at its stores … Continue reading
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Tagged business, efficiency, renewable energy, solar, wind
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Efficiency Benefits Bottom Line, Branding
According to a new Deloitte report, improving energy efficiency at America’s businesses is as important to brand building as it is to growing the bottom line. The “reSources 2012” study showed that 85% of companies claimed that electricity cost reductions … Continue reading
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Tagged benefits, branding, business, businesses, commercial, financial, incentives, marketing, organizations
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