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Turning Sunshine Into Dollars in the Roaring Fork Valley
Years ago, a Basalt native Paul Spencer set out to build an off-grid home not far from RMI’s Snowmass office. Through the process of designing and building his house, he developed a passion for real estate, and became well versed in renewable energy technologies.
Tips For Campus Sustainability Planning
Today kicks off the Appalachian Energy Summit, where campus leaders from the University of North Carolina system will work with RMI facilitators to explore ways to chip away at their $226 million annual energy bill, and work toward carbon neutrality by 2050.
Chicago Steps Up Retrofit Pledge, But Is It Enough?
Last month, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel extended the Retrofit Chicago program to commercial buildings. But is it enough?
Breaking News: There’s More to Life Than Energy Costs
Why just talk about energy when what people really need is comfort?
Busting landlord-tenant barriers for greater energy efficiency
To date, conversations around energy efficiency between landlords and tenants have largely revolved around the fact that landlords must pay for upgrades, but tenants receive the immediate benefits. The conflict between landlords and tenants stemming from “split incentives” to install upgrades has been identified as one of the top barriers to capturing energy savings in buildings.
