Until few years ago, the use of environmental taxes was not one of the first options for governments to sanction polluting behaviours, because they had other methods to correct them. Therefore, most…

First published here . When it comes to integrating the latest technologies and efficiencies into a facility, nothing provides a cleaner slate to work with than a new facility. But in too many cases,…

How to drive energy efficiency? Make energy efficiency projects bankable Gain client trust by delivering energy savings as promised How that works? During last years, energy efficiency experts in…

This article aims to outline best practices for operationalizing sustainability performance data and emphasize the benefits of fully embedding sustainability within operational strategy. Many firms…

Last week I took a three-hour training course. The subject wasn’t important for what I want to say, but I will mention it later. In mid July, the Investor Confidence Project Europe will be holding its…

First published here . Earlier this year, we looked at how zero net energy can make life more comfortable as the weather gets weirder , and how utilities can strategically use ZNE to address the…

Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems accounting for substantial energy consumption up to 40% of total energy consumption in buildings, no matter the type of building as a…

IoT, some call it industrie4.0, has brought a new breath in the whole industrial production process by allowing the physical and digital world to merge together. This will result in increasing…