Happy Small Business Week! Most major businesses have realized that having an energy strategy is good for not only their brand, but also their bottom line. By leveraging the numerous available incentives, grant programs, and funding tools that are available to small businesses, you can develop a Master Energy Strategy just like the Big Girls/Boys or—better yet—one that puts theirs to shame.
Read MoreThe DC you don't See: Cutting Edge Infrastructure hides behind mid-century walls. /
Managing Director, Mike Cain, published an article on the hidden efficiency of the District using Carrollsburg Condominium—the Southwest Condominium property that installed the city's first multifamily microturbine-based onsite power generation and heat recovery system—as the case & point.
Read MoreIs it Time for a Tune-Up? /
Due to the high efficacy of a well-executed building tune-up process (technically named "retrocommissioning"), significant funding has been made available by several local utility incentive programs to implement Building Retrocommissioning projects in qualified buildings. Retrocommissioning is a systematic process that optimizes energy consumption and overall energy efficiency in an existing building in order to determine energy usage, identify energy-savings opportunities, and optimize the existing building systems. By restoring targeted equipment, enhancing...
Read MoreMontgomery County Releases 2016 Energy Benchmarking Data /
Wondering how the largest buildings in Montgomery County, MD shook out with their 2016 Energy Benchmarking reporting? Wonder no more. In mid-February, Montgomery County disclosed the first round of private building data from their established Energy Benchmarking Regulations...
Read MoreHappy 2018! /
To all of our invaluable clients, partners, and team members: We thank you for an amazing 2017 filled with unique challenges, effective solutions, and massive results, and we greatly look forward to joining you for a fantastic New Year! Even more...
Read Moreera has its very own "Legend in Energy". /
We have our very own "Legend in Energy"! era building solutions is pleased to announce that Mike Cain, our Managing Director, returned from the World Energy Engineering Congress (WEEC) in Atlanta, GA having been inducted as a Legend in Energy by the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE).
Read MoreOnly 9 more Days to Apply for your 2017 Energy Star Certification...here's how to apply. /
If you are looking to obtain Energy Star Certification in 2017, be sure you have all of your paperwork submitted by 11:59 PM EST December 15, 2017. According to the EPA Team, those applications which "require no significant follow-up or changes, will be guaranteed to receive 2017 certifications if approved. Read more...
Read MoreThank you to all those who have served. /
To Our Nation's Veterans...
Thank you for your service, your honor, and your sacrifice. We salute you today and every day.
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