Expanding Access to Whole-Building Energy Data
The EPA is looking for input from building owners, building managers, and building consultants on where they need utility data most and why by June 7th, 2024.
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Building Baselines: Katie Kaluzny
Building Baselines: Katie Kaluzny Katie Kaluzny, Deputy Director, Illinois Green Alliance Katie Kaluzny is the Deputy Director for Illinois Green Alliance and has been involved in local Chicago and statewide efforts in efficiency and green energy for close to two decades. Illinois Green Alliance is an organization “working to advance high performance buildings that give people better, brighter, healthier places to live, work, and learn.” Through her work with Illinois Green… Read More »Building Baselines: Katie Kaluzny
Building Baselines: Carolyn Sarno Goldthwaite
Building Baselines: Carolyn Sarno Goldthwaite Carolyn Sarno Goldthwaite, VP of Customer Engagement, ClearlyEnergy Building Baselines has been an evolving idea at Calico Energy for many years. Inspired by the bookend minutes before and after calls with industry thought leaders and the post-session conversations at various energy conferences, the goal for this series has always been to capture the energy and multidimensionality of the insightful conversations we were having. At… Read More »Building Baselines: Carolyn Sarno Goldthwaite
The Threat to U.S. Climate Goals
The electrification movement has major impact on the grid and therefore on utilities being able to support the need.
The Coming Electricity Crisis
There’s a dilemma arising from the simultaneous demands for reducing emissions and accommodating growing energy needs.
Data Sharing: Learning from other Industries
There is much to learn from other industries in the pursuit of the democratization of utility data.
SEC drops Scope 3 from final climate rule
In its climate disclosure rule, the SEC left out the requirement for certain-sized companies to report Scope 3 emissions.
Joint Letter from DOE, EPA, and HUD requesting utility data for multifamily properties
On January 25th, 2024, the Department of Energy, Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the United States Environmental Protection Agency issued a joint statement asking utility companies to come to the table and make energy and water usage data available for multifamily properties. The essence of the statement was their joint commitment to “championing the availability of whole-building utility data access.”
What’s Your Baseline? Benchmarking and the Advancement of Building Performance Standards
What’s Your Baseline? Benchmarking and the Advancement of Building Performance Standards (BEPS) This blog is an update to Calico’s original blog post titled “What’s Your Baseline? Benchmarking and the Advent of Building Performance Standards (BEPS)” from August of 2020. We have woven our 2023 update in italics along with our original 2020 text. Then: If you’re in the utility world, or the energy policy world, or the building management world… Read More »What’s Your Baseline? Benchmarking and the Advancement of Building Performance Standards
Yes, Carbon Matters. But…
If we narrow our focus too much as we try to move the right needles as quickly as possible, we oversimplify to the point of unsustainability.