By Douglas Miller on
03 Jun 2015 •
openbook 2 minute read
Historically, investment in deep energy retrofits has been limited in large part by an insufficiently compelling business case. Investments made in energy efficiency today typically have to provide a 30 percent return on investment based on energy cost savings alone. So …
An increasing number of corporations, financial institutions, and foundations are making headlines with bold initiatives focused on mitigating climate change via real estate and infrastructure investments. Is this just about doing the right thing? We at g-bit (green bu …
How many times have you heard that green building, solar, wind, or biomass are too expensive and do not make financial sense? Many times, I’m sure. Yet recent estimates from Bloomberg and the United Nations show that over $2 trillion has been invested in clean energy …
By Sue Hall on
23 Apr 2015 •
openbook 4 minute read
How could a #cleanenergyu dialogue, with its Earth Day live tweetathon connecting students, corporations and clean energy leaders, possibly help deliver a 2025 cleaner energy future? Can such multi-stakeholder conversations and partnerships really make a difference?
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By Sue Hall on
21 Apr 2015 •
openbook 4 minute read
Recently Joel Makower asked whether organizations should focus their scarce resources on deploying tried-and-true clean energy efficiency technologies - or push the boundaries of technology innovation to open up unproven new clean energy frontiers? When he consulted Amo …
By Sue Hall on
20 Apr 2015 •
openbook 6 minute read
Ever wondered how much energy is embedded in the products we consume every day (beyond the energy we use to travel and heat/cool our buildings)? At CNBN we once analyzed the greenhouse gas impacts accumulated over 50 years of living: food can account for 20-30% of our c …
By Sue Hall on
17 Apr 2015 •
openbook 4 minute read
As Sierra Club’s Anastasia Schemkes fires off her clarion call to students to #seizethegrid to secure 100% clean electricity, Prof. Eban Goodstein, Director at Bard College, invites students to take one, simple action that could transform the GHG profile of the US ele …
By Sue Hall on
15 Apr 2015 •
openbook 10 minute read
For 25 years, Mark Kenber, CEO at the Climate Group, has been pursuing his own clean energy vision: to engage business and policy leaders to commit to the clean energy revolution. And, as the international Paris Summit approaches this fall, Mark believes we face a promi …
Architects Pollute. That’s how Ed Mazria got the attention of Metropolis Magazine in 2003 – and it’s a message they plastered on their October cover. Since then, Mr. Mazria has taken the message that buildings are major contributors to climate change (using nearly …
By Sue Hall on
14 Apr 2015 •
openbook 5 minute read
As our #cleanenergyu conversation gets underway again this Earth Month, students from across many U.S. campuses are sharing their vision for a 2025 clean energy future by convening post it wall conversations. Valencia College (FL) has a stunning track record of reduci …
