Whatever your heating needs this fall, going into winter — from furnace cleaning — to repair or replacement, make sure you hire a certified professional from a reputable company to do the job. Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) Director Steven H. Hilfinger offers some sensible tips to help consumers avoid paying for needless heating repairs and equipment. More
As students and teachers return to school during a time of strapped school budgets, 39 Michigan K-12 schools will save $10 million in heating, cooling and other energy costs, reports Energy Works Michigan (EWM), an Ann Arbor-based non-profit.Participating schools will save, on average, $75 per student per year through energy efficiency efforts, offering a way to make up for per-pupil cuts in school funding that will take effect in the 2011-2012 school year. More
Full Spectrum Solutions, Inc., a leading manufacturer of healthy lighting solutions, announced today that several of its patented full spectrum BlueMax™ HD Lighting products will be available at select Best Buy stores in Chicago by the end of September.More
The Building and Managers Association of Metro Detroit (BOMA-MD) and Detroit Regional Chapter of the US Green Building Council (DRC-USGBC) recently announced that they have signed a good-faith agreement outlining the common interests of both organizations in energy efficiency and green building practices.More
Adding to the long list of Detroit Area Clean Cities 2011 stakeholder accomplishments, the City of Auburn Hills adopted Michigan’s first electric vehicle ordinance. The ordinance will facilitate electric vehicle charging stations and applicable infrastructure planning. More
A sign says “Hybrid vehicle testing area” in the middle of Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy’s growing headquarters. Diplomat has hired more than 500 people so rapidly that workers haven’t had time to replace all the old GM signs with new ones.More
There is a movement afoot – “doing good” has not just become a feel good sentiment, but a for-profit business model. Benefit Corporation (known as B Corp.) is a new type of corporation that uses the power of business to solve social and environmental problems. This trend in social entrepreneurship is allowing businesses to make a significant social or environmental impact while still turning a profit. More
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Before a gathering of industry leaders and the international press, Mr. Patrick McCabe, CEO, GreenLancer Energy, Inc., announced the official transition of his former company StellarPV LLC into a new corporate entity, now known as GreenLancer Energy Inc.More
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory recently tapped the knowledge of a local energy auditor as it worked to develop new national guidelines for training programs in six areas – Operating engineer/building technician, Building energy auditor, Energy /sustainability manager, Energy modeler, Commissioning/retro-commissioning practitioner, and Facility manager. More
