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Feasibility of Today’s LED Lighting

The Status of LED Lighting at the end of 2010

Key Criterion for Selecting PC Firms for Schools

How to Select the Best Firm for Performance Contracting in K-12 Schools

Advanced Energy Audits

Advanced Energy Audit Methods for Non-Residential Buildings

How to do a Basic Energy Audit

How to do a Basic Energy Audit of a Non-Residential Building

Report on the 2010 World Energy Engineering Congress

Review of the largest Energy Engineering Conference/Expo in the World

CARBON EMISSIONS ARE LIKE CHOLESTEROL

In seminars around the world, I have talked about how carbon emissions are analogous to “fat” in a diet… It is something we don’t want, but is often an unavoidable part of our daily lives. We can accumulate fat on our bodies in many ways, but mostly through “bad” habits. Although challenging, we can change our habits and slowly get rid of the fat. The same is true with carbon emissions… fossil fuels have been our “bad” habit. We can consciously wean ourselves off in a planned manner, or we may have to hastily quit due to supply shortages, energy and/or carbon price spikes, climate impacts, wars or any number of other reasons which we cannot yet see.

GHG Emissions Reporting for Dummies

If companies want to say they are "green", then they need to document their GHG inventory among other environmental performance measures (how much they recycled, etc.). In addition to "backing up" their marketing claims, if new legislation affects them- they will be in a better position to manage GHG emissions. Many of my clients have embraced "green" reporting because their customers are buying "green" products and services over "non-green" companies.

Savings Really Does Equal Waste

There are many ways to communicate a project's value and I hope that more projects get implemented when a company realizes that savings really does represent existing wasteful processes.

Are Carbon Emissions Like Cholesterol?

BACKGROUND In seminars around the world, I have talked about how carbon emissions are analogous to “fat” in a diet… It is something we don’t want, but is often an unavoidable part of our daily lives. We can accumulate fat on our bodies in many ways, but mostly through “bad” habits. Although challenging, we can change our habits and slowly get rid of the fat. The same is true with carbon emissions… fossil fuels have been our “bad” habit. We can consciously wean ourselves off in a planned manner, or we may have to hastily quit due to supply shortages, energy and/or carbon price spikes, climate impacts, wars or any number of other reasons which we cannot yet see... But Carbon is really more like Cholesterol...

What does a Swimming Pool and Load Creep Have in Common?

This article explains the concept of “load creep” and depreciation via a simple “abstract” example.

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Eric A. Woodroof, Ph.D., C.E.M., is the Chairman of the Board for the Certified Carbon Reduction Manager program and he has been a Board Member of the Certified Energy Manager Program since 1999. He shows clients how to make more money and simultaneously help the environment. During the past 15 years, he has helped over 250 organizations improve profits with energy-environmental solutions. He has written over 25 professional journal publications and his work has appeared in hundreds of articles. Dr. Woodroof has advised clients such as the U.S. Public Health Service, IBM, Pepsi, Ford, GM, Verizon, Hertz, Visteon, JPMorgan-Chase, Universities, Airports, Utilities and Cities. He is friends with many of the top minds in energy, environment, finance and marketing. He is also a columnist for several industry magazines, a corporate trainer and a keynote speaker. Eric is the founder of ProfitableGreenSolutions.com. See what Clients say about Eric's programs.
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