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August 2 2017

When Are Energy Audits a Waste of Money?

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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 Michigan (EAG), was listening as the manager explained the situation that had created the rather cumbersome document. An energy audit had been commissioned by the CFO several years earlier in an attempt to rein in rising energy costs. The document resulted from an in-depth onsite analysis of the operation and had been presented at the conclusion of the audit.More

June 8 2017

Dignitaries Describe Economic Development Opportunity of Building Renovations

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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 Clean Energy (PACE), an innovative energy efficiency financing mechanism, renovating these buildings represents an economic development opportunity requiring zero taxpayer funding!

January 3 2017

2017 Goal: Improving Workspace Comfort Factors

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While comfort tends to rank very high on the list of goals for those people living or working in an indoor environment, energy efficiency is often an afterthought. The cost of heating, cooling and lighting is frequently considered a traditional and ordinary expense.

Since we spend an average of 90% of our time indoors, it’s important to look for the best ways to create environments that have a high comfort factor as well as support health, productivity and well-being.

With a growing realization that improved comfort can also improve energy efficiency, the two benefits can now become interchangeable. If the goal is to improve the comfort of an indoor space, where people live and work, it makes sense to look for solutions that improve comfort while also improving energy efficiency. The two work hand in hand when designed correctly.

December 19 2016

Sick Classrooms Caused by Rising CO2 Levels

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“Exposure to CO2 can result in drowsiness, eye irritation, and inability to concentrate. If a ventilation system provides inadequate fresh-air intake, levels of CO2 in the classroom can rise dramatically during the course of a classroom session.” Brian W. Smith

Have you ever tried reading a book while feeling drowsy? It’s not unusual to read sentences several times before they really sink in which is not a very efficient way to learn. It’s even worse being drowsy while taking a test. It’s difficult to get high marks when concentration is lacking.

Carbon dioxide levels in the classroom have been shown to be directly related to a students alertness and ability to concentrate. High levels of carbon dioxide indicate a lack of fresh air intake and that negatively affects the health, attendance rate and learning ability of students.

November 1 2016

The Energy Alliance Group Webcast Premiers in Vegas

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The National Facilities Management and Technology Conference and Expo is being hosted in Las Vegas, Nevada this week and EAG’s President and CEO, Scott Ringlein, is one of the featured speakers.

The event offers facility managers information and resources from 150 top-tier companies supporting industrial and commercial facilities, including cutting-edge facility management solutions and technologies.