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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…
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Jun 11 2022
Heating & Cooling Equipment – Deep Dive into Energy Efficiency
The biggest power draw in any building is heating and cooling - so any conversation around saving energy and costs must include those two big aspects of energy usage. We will take a deeper look…
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Jun 09 2022
Recycling and Waste
At the heart of our organization, Verde is committed to environmental protection. That is who we are, and what we do. For over a decade, we have been recommending and implementing energy efficiency measures for…
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Oct 25 2021
CEJA Law Passes in Illinois
September 2021 Illinois had some exciting legislation passed last month. CEJA, or the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act, will stabilize our solar PV (photovoltaic) market in Illinois and provide essential funding for EV Car Charging Stations. Illinois…
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Sep 03 2021
Inflation, Interest Rates and Sustainability
Back when I was a firefighter, I was incredibly lucky to study Economics and Environmental Policy at the University of Chicago in a graduate degree. In fact, much of my energy efficiency consulting business is…
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Mar 15 2021
LED and Fluorescent Emergency Ballast
As we continue to replace older lighting to LED, it is important to understand building and life safety code as we retrofit old lights to more modern systems. Emergency ballasts are one of the most…
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Dec 22 2020
I Intend to Create Change in 2021
Creating an organization is very difficult work, but there are tools to make it easier. Growing from a single person that did everything (screwed in the lightbulbs, processed utility paperwork, created invoices and sales) to…
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Nov 30 2020
Photocells vs Daylight Harvesting for LED Lights
Daylight harvesting and Photocell controls have a huge benefit for building and lighting controls, but do you know the difference between these two common energy efficiency terms? While they are very similar and often interchanged,…
