James Hughes recently joined First Solar as its new chief commercial officer. In this new position, Hughes will have comprehensive leadership responsibility for global business development and sales, project development, engineering, procurement and construction, product management and international public affairs and communications.
NEW YORK — utiliVisor launched Intelligent Performance Testing (IPT), a portable energy monitoring service designed to increase energy plant performance by optimizing chiller plant equipment.
utiliVisor energy technicians install non-obtrusive, portable BTU meters, electric meters and a web server to gather five-minute incremental interval data on chiller plant equipment. The data is collected in real time and analyzed by utiliVisor energy engineers to evaluate equipment performance and identify energy saving opportunities.
BOULDER, Colo. — Revenue for net zero energy buildings will reach almost $690 billion by 2020 and nearly $1.3 trillion by 2035, according to a new Pike Research report.
Titled “Zero Energy Buildings,” the report states that regulations and long-term targets will fuel the growth, which represents a compound annual growth rate of 43 percent.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Find a need and fill it. GreenWizard is one example of the stalwart business advice.
The company, which provides a cloud-based project management tool for building LEED-certified buildings, reached $8.75 billion in total construction project value. The venture-funded, five-year-old company added $800 million in construction value in just the four weeks ending mid-February.
“The reason GreenWizard is successful is that it has a great deal of utility,” said company spokesman John Wagner.
RACINE, Wis. — Properly cleaned carpet can improve indoor air quality and reduce airborne particulates and allergens, according to a report by the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ).
The report, presented at the ISIAQ’s International Conference on Indoor Air and Climate, showcased research compiled by Racine Industries, maker of the Host Dry Extraction System.
The plight of small businesses during today’s economic climate can be daunting. With the economy still struggling to recover, business owners are watching expenses even more carefully, from the supplies they order to the energy their buildings consume. It isn’t just the big guys who need to cut and trim energy costs.
SALT LAKE CITY — The 28-year-old 170 South Main St. building has won several awards, including Utah’s first LEED certification for an existing high-rise building.
In addition to the LEED certification for Existing Buildings, the building won an Energy Star rating of 80 and Utah’s Building Owners and Managers Association’s Outstanding Building of the Year award.
Firestone Building Products announced the availability of the new Firestone BP iPad Application at the recent International Roofing Expo in Orlando. The free app gives building owners, facility managers, contractors, architects and consultants the opportunity to explore the complete integration of people, products and systems that Firestone Building Products offers, according to the company.
Nucor Building Systems, a leading manufacturer of metal building systems, promoted Ken Nichols to sales service manager for its division in Terrell, Texas. With more than 15 years of experience in the industry, Nichols has served in a variety of roles for the company, including his previous positions as district sales manager in the South Carolina and Indiana divisions.
MALVERN, Pa. — Liberty Property Trust, a Malvern, Pa.-based real estate investment trust, earned the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2012 Energy Star Partner of the Year award for improving the energy efficiency of its office and industrial building portfolio in areas like energy performance, cost savings and environmental protection.
The company has certified more than 34 LEED buildings and implemented proprietary technology, such as building-wide area networks that track and display energy use in real time for property managers.
