Improving your commercial building’s energy performance has many potential financial benefits. It can not only reduce your monthly energy costs and allow you the opportunity to earn tax incentives and other government rebates, but also greatly increase your profit when selling by incr

In 2012, the General Services Administration (GSA) set forth on a pioneer project to reduce energy consumption in 30 GSA buildings through deep energy retrofits (which refers to a project with over 50% savings) to fulfill the Obama administration’s goal of cutting energy costs by over

Curtain wall replacement is a large undertaking after you’ve discovered that your building’s curtain wall is costing you hundreds in utility bills. Unfortunately, it is not a simple repair in the slightest, as they often require a great deal of disassembly which is both costly and tim

Electricity prices have been increasing in the US and there doesn’t appear to be an end in sight – for example, California residential electricity prices went up by 30% from 2006-2012, and are projected to increase by another 47% over the next 15 years, according to the Energy D

Curtain wall buildings, such as skyscrapers, with their large window-to-wall ratio, are often not energy efficient because of poor insulation. RetroWAL™ is an interior curtain wall retrofit system by Thermolite Windows that has been found to improve energy performance in buildings by

The number one issue affecting the quality of life in NYC is excessive noise, according to a survey of New Yorkers. While a certain level of noise is to be expected in such a largely populated, relatively small area, the noise levels in NYC can be excessive: the sound levels at an Eas

The Obama administration announced its new regulations for reducing carbon emissions from fossil fuel burning power plants by 30% by 2030, or roughly equivalent to the emissions used to power more than half of the homes in the US for one year. The Clean Power Plan proposal from the U.

As the demand for more energy efficient building technologies, such as heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) grows, Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) have also become more in-demand. ESCOs work with organizations to design and implement retrofit projects that will improve t

Thermolite’s RetroWAL™ interior curtain wall retrofit system disproves the myth that solar film is the only affordable solution for temperature control – it has been found to improve energy performance in an already retro-commissioned building. South Bend, Indiana (PRWEB) May 22

625 North Michigan Avenue is a 25 story tower located in downtown Chicago. It was constructed in 1970 and has approximately 350,000 square feet of conditioned space, mainly in the form of retail space and open-plan offices. The building had previously been retro-commissioned to perfor