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Boston Impact Initiative is the Anchor Investor in RENEW/HEET NGO retrofit program

The Boston Impact Initiative (BII) joined as an anchor investor in RENEW’s collaborative project with HEET, a local non-profit focusing on improving efficiency to underserved markets. The joint program will bring upfront financing and project management to retrofit Greater Boston’s non-profit buildings and historic houses of worship to reduce energy costs and use across the […]

Sustainability After COVID

Rebuilding Better – Sustainability after COVID Summary: COVID-19 has transformed life around the world. Stay-at-home orders have thankfully slowed the spread of the virus, but as a result, the global economy is in disarray.  The COVID-Recession will present significant and, indeed, heartbreaking economic challenges. As of June 1, 2020, one in four American workers have […]

Voices from an Intern: My Introduction to the World of Energy Efficiency

The energy sector can feel like an intimidating space to enter as a young professional. Complex technologies and confusing metrics often scare away skeptical college grads. However, my experience has taught me that with a curiosity for learning and a passion for the environment, the energy sector offers incredible opportunities to jumpstart a career. Before […]

Electrification of Buildings: Is This the Future?

To reach aggressive decarbonization goals at state and municipal levels, fossil fuel combustion must be replaced in part through electrification of buildings. What this means is substituting space and water heating/cooling fossil fuel technologies with electric technologies. The interest in electrification is a trending topic in energy efficiency and decarbonization at the commercial, industrial, and residential […]

[Podcast] Green Beers Episode 1: New Belgium & What is LEED

Interested in emerging topics on energy and energy efficiency? Do you like beer? If you answered “yes,” then don’t miss our new podcast series: Green Beers. Featuring RENEW Energy Partners’ Charlie Lord, Ani Punganur and Mike Savage, Green Beers follows the team’s two passions: sustainability and beer. During each episode, the team reviews a beer […]

Microgrids Provide Greener, More Reliable & Resilient Power Source

With extreme weather events driven by climate change, the electricity grid faces a “triple challenge”—it needs to be greener, more reliable and more resilient. Use of micogrids can be the solution to this challenge. A microgrid is a small, free-standing combination of power sources, users and the wires to connect them. In the US, microgrids […]

United Health Services Hospitals Launches Retrofit with RENEW

United Health Services Hospitals, Inc. (UHS), a not-for-profit healthcare system and the Southern Tier‘s largest healthcare provider, will be one of the first demonstration sites for RENEW It Now NY. The facility-wide upgrades include new LED lighting, lighting controls, and building automation systems.  Along with these core retrofit services, the program provides upfront auditing and post-construction maintenance, optimization […]

Signature Breads Completes Extensive Energy Efficiency Upgrade

In August of 2018, Signature Breads, an independent, employee-owned commercial bakery, celebrated the completion of extensive energy efficiency upgrades at its the 280,000 square foot manufacturing facility.  RENEW provided the turnkey project development, funding and services contract for the project. The LED lighting upgrade took place throughout the entire 280,000 square foot facility and included […]

How Resilient is Your Building?

Resilience is “the ability to prepare for and …. withstand and recover rapidly from disruptions.” This includes “high-consequence, low-probability events.” (Source: Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience, Presidential Policy Directive 21 (PPD-21). In the Northeast and New England, resilience is the ability to withstand and recover quickly from hurricanes, Nor’easters, Super Storm Sandy, ice storms, and […]

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