If you’ve ever looked at an energy audit, you’ve probably seen a list of energy efficiency measures (EEMs) that looks something like the list above. What’s missing here? The most important ingredient for energy efficiency: the people who operate and maintain the equipment. They’re the ones who make sure the lights are on when we […]
Aaron Michels, ERG’s operations director, will be giving a talk for the USGBC next Tuesday night, July 12th on solving the Split Incentive problem. You can register at this link: https://bit.ly/climateaction12 PROGRAM DETAILS In rental properties, there is a common obstacle to investment in energy efficiency. If the owner invests in efficient HVAC equipment, the […]
Did you know that energy efficiency not only pays for itself, but it can also fund future Energy Efficiency Measures (EEMs)? When ERG performs energy audits or retro-commissioning, we always find several EEMs that have quick paybacks – less than one or two years. Later, building managers fold those savings back into the general fund […]
Sometimes we come across a new client who has been burned when doing a lighting upgrade. They didn’t see the savings they were promised. LEDs use so much less energy than older lighting technologies that they are thought to be an easy win for a building. So how can a lighting upgrade go wrong? Most lighting […]
These are the steps that Energy Resources Group, Inc. (ERG) recommends as the ideal sequence for energy optimizing of your building(s). Depending on your site and urgency, many of these steps may be omitted or condensed. ERG provides services, consulting, or other assistance for all steps laid out below. 1. Set Scope and Financial Parameters […]
In May of 2020, the City of St. Louis Board of Alderman and Mayor Krewson unanimously passed the City’s first Building Energy Performance Standard (BEPS). This standard will require many large buildings in the City to hit specified energy-efficiency targets. The standard is based on information gathered from the City’s Benchmarking Ordinance that went into […]
One of the recommendations we frequently make to our clients is to move from air-cooled to water-cooled compressors. Air-cooled is the most common type of cooling equipment out there, serving spaces from individual residences, apartment buildings, and large commercial buildings. In the buildings we work on, we see it most commonly in the form of […]
The time has come! The price of renewable energy has dropped year by year, and new renewables are now cheaper than conventional carbon-based sources of energy. The term Net Zero has been around for a while, and it has commonly been seen as the domain of small and expensive demonstration buildings. Well times change, and now there is nothing holding buildings back from reaching for and achieving net zero […]
For many businesses, the pandemic induced recession has taken its toll on revenue. Now that winter months are approaching, there is even greater uncertainty for what is in store. While we hope for the best, wisdom tells us to prepare for the worst. So how do businesses who have been ravaged by the pandemic survive […]
It’s time, once more! Low-cost funding from the State of Missouri is available again. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources – Division of Energy opened applications for their Energy Loan Program. These are very-low-interest loans (2%-4%) that are available on a limited basis a couple of times per year for Missouri institutions of higher education, […]
