The Most Confusing Incentives IMHO #1
When I was five years old, I watched Kristi Yamaguchi score 5.8s and 5.9s in figure skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics. I knew 0 was the worst and 6 was the best, so she was practically perfect, and then she won gold. Easy! Then at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Kim Yuna won […]
Got a Chicago Energy Benchmarking Notice?
Quick – pop quiz! Which sector in the U.S. uses the most produced energy? A) Transportation B) Industry C) Buildings The correct answer? It’s C) Buildings. Surprised? Most people are! In fact, as of 2013, buildings in the U.S. used almost half (~48%) of the energy that was produced.[1] That includes all single-family homes, multi-family buildings, and commercial […]
Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day
I read an article a few weeks ago in the Atlantic that was really troubling. It described a study where a University of Illinois psychologist described a “really, really smart person” at work to groups of children. He then showed two photos of men and two photos of women to the children and asked who they thought […]
What Happened in ASHRAEVegas: A Technical Member’s View
This post is part three of What Happened in ASHRAEVegas: a series about the 2017 ASHRAE Winter Conference in Las Vegas, NV. Cyclone Energy Group is involved with ASHRAE at the local, regional, and international level, and we’ll be sharing our various perspectives throughout the series. This conference in Vegas marked my 26th conference! I attended my first […]
What Happened in ASHRAEVegas: An Insider’s View
This post is part two of What Happened in ASHRAEVegas: a series about the 2017 ASHRAE Winter Conference in Las Vegas, NV. Cyclone Energy Group is involved with ASHRAE at the local, regional, and international level, and we’ll be sharing our various perspectives throughout the series. My first ASHRAE conference was in 2005. I’d gone to the AHR Expo […]
What Happened in ASHRAEVegas: A Beginner’s Guide
This post is part one of What Happened in ASHRAEVegas: a series about the 2017 ASHRAE Winter Conference in Las Vegas, NV. Cyclone Energy Group is involved with ASHRAE at the local, regional, and international level, and we’ll be sharing our various perspectives throughout the series. This was my first full ASHRAE conference, and boy, was it an […]
A Few of My Favorite Incentives
Quick, what’s the first incentive you can think of? It was probably for lightbulbs, right? They’re great, but there are so many other incentives, guys! Julie Andrews had silver white winters that melted into springs, and this week I’m sharing a few of my favorite incentives. Oh sorry, did you think there wasn’t a lot […]
Where Do Energy Incentives Come From?
Hi there, I’m Emmy, and I’ve been a part of Cyclone’s Energy Lab team for the past year and a half. Something I work on a lot here is helping people apply for incentives for energy efficiency measures they’ve implemented. In fact, a highlight of 2016 for me was helping one of our clients secure $69,000 […]