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Invest with Confidence in Energy Efficiency

There's no better return on investment than energy efficiency. But facility managers often say they have a hard time finding funds for energy efficiency projects. One initiative trying to change that is the Investor Confidence Project. Through the program, proposed projects would earn an "Investor Ready Energy Efficiency" label. By standardizing the process for performing energy efficiency upgrades, the project hopes to boost investor confidence in a project, and make it easier to fund. According to this Building Operating Management article, "In the future, instead of looking for rebates or applying for individual loans, facility managers may be able to document that they meet the ICP standards and then have access to a large pool of investment funds." Could this be useful? Let me know.

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Get Your Department the Recognition It Deserves

The Facility Maintenance Decisions Achievement Awards recognize and celebrate the achievements of maintenance and engineering departments in institutional and commercial facilities nationwide. The 8th annual FMDAAs shine a spotlight on maintenance and engineering departments going above and beyond to ensure that facilities operate safely, reliably, energy efficiently and sustainably. Click through to find out how to submit your free entry in one of four FMDAA categories — Renovations & Retrofits, Sustainability, Financial Management, or Personnel Management — and get your good work the recognition it deserves. Questions? Put them in the comment area.

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Renewable Energy in the Age of Trump

With Trump planning to roll back many of the climate change initiatives — like the Clean Power Plan — instituted by President Obama, many at the state and local level are taking action of their own to move away from dirty energy. Recently, Chicago announced it'll move to 100 percent renewable energy for its public buildings by 2025 — which will make Chicago (my home, my kind of town!) the biggest city in the country to power all its public buildings with all renewable energy. Click through to find out more, and use the comments section to let me know your thoughts on renewable energy technologies. Have you tried any?

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