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Aug 23 2023
How Does Daylighting Harvesting Work in LED Lighting Systems?
Daylight Harvesting: A Guide to Energy-Efficient Lighting Daylight harvesting is a control strategy that uses natural light to reduce the amount of electricly driven LED lighting required in a space. This can lead to significant…
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Aug 22 2023
What Does the Illinois EV Car Charging Act Mean for You?
What is Illinois SB40? The Illinois EV Car Charging Act (SB40) was signed into law by Governor J.B. Pritzker on June 9, 2023. The law requires all new single-family homes and newly constructed or renovated…
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Aug 22 2023
Energy Savings Consults for Businesses in Chicago
Energy costs are a major expense for businesses of all sizes. In Chicago, the average business spends about $10,000 per year on energy. However, there are a number of ways to reduce energy costs, and…
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Aug 22 2023
HRV vs. ERV: What’s the Difference
HRV and ERV are both types of ventilation systems that help to improve the air quality in your building. They do this by bringing in fresh air from outside and exhausting stale air from inside.…
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Aug 02 2023
Type A, B and C TLED Retrofits
Tubular LED Retrofits There are a variety of ways to retrofit old fluorescent in to Tubular LED (TLED). Whether or not you reuse the ballast depends on what kind of TLED retrofit you do. Type…
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Aug 02 2023
SEER Meaning for Energy Efficiency in HVAC
What Does SEER Mean in HVAC? SEER stands for Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio. It is a measure of how efficiently an air conditioner or heat pump cools your home. The higher the SEER rating, the…
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Aug 01 2023
Compressed Air Energy Efficiency
Compressed Air Energy Efficiency: How to Save Money and Reduce Your Carbon Footprint Compressed air is a versatile and essential tool for many businesses. However, it can also be a significant source of energy consumption.…
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Jul 31 2023
What is an Energy Recovery Ventilator (ERV)?
Energy Recovery Ventilators (ERVs) for Buildings In today's world, businesses and public buildings are more aware than ever of the importance of indoor air quality (IAQ). Not only does good IAQ improve employee health and…
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Jun 13 2023
Electric Heat vs Heat Pumps
We recently had an experience where a customer decided to go with a traditional heating and cooling system upgrade over a Very High Efficiency HVAC upgrade. A Very High Efficiency HVAC system is an ERV…
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Jun 07 2023
High Costs of Energy in 2023
How Does it Impact Energy efficiency There is a growing reason to convert your building to LED lighting, but… spoiler alert, it is the same reason it has always been - energy savings. In our…
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Mar 24 2023
Grant and Federal Funding for Decarbonization
What is Decarbonization? Decarbonization is a hot buzzword these days. But what does it really mean? In its most simplest terms, the reduction of carbon. When it comes to our built environment, it refers to…
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Jun 12 2022
All Charged Up for EV Cars
A lot has changed in just the past few months around EV (electric vehicle) car charging, so it makes for a great topic for our November newsletter. The recent passage of Illinois legislation in September…
