Your Business Legacy: What Are You Leaving Behind?
People become entrepreneurs for a variety of reasons– often because they want to make a difference in the world. But it’s easy for founders and CEOs to get stuck in the weeds, managing the day-to-day...
View ArticleThe Co-Benefits of Energy Efficiency
A lot of the time when we talk about energy efficiency, we focus on saving money: cutting energy waste lowers your utility bills. By your trimming operating expenses, you’re left with more money to...
View ArticleWhat to Expect When You’re Expecting… an Energy Audit
So you’re having an energy audit. Congratulations! A professional energy audit is one of the very best things you can do to streamline your building operation expenses and rightsize your business’s...
View Article4 Ideas for Incentivizing Your Team to be Energy Efficient
When it comes to committing to energy efficiency in your business, it’s important to have buy-in from your whole team. For many of us, we can’t make the changes on our own—it will take the commitment...
View ArticleWhy Businesses Need to Lead the Way on Energy Efficiency
As you know, our current administration is walking back many of the environmental protections put into place by previous leaders. It’s become clear that since our top officials don’t place a high...
View ArticleWhen Being a “Control Freak” is the Best Management Strategy, Part 1
Being a good leader means delegating responsibility effectively, trusting your staff, and focusing on the big picture. Yet there’s at least one area where being a “control freak” pays off. Literally....
View ArticleWhen Being a “Control Freak” is the Best Management Strategy, Part 2
In most organizations, half the energy consumed at a given time is related to heating and cooling (HVAC). Because HVAC systems are so energy-intensive, their inefficiencies are also significant. That’s...
View ArticleIs Your Business Following the “Campground Rule”?
As American political leadership on global environmental protection weakens, the business community has a special responsibility to lead on carbon emission reduction. Businesses that prioritize...
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