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The Rise of Energy Storage Solutions: Battery Systems for Commercial Real Estate
Written By: Jesse King Data centers, EV adoption, building electrification, and increasingly unpredictable weather have been wreaking...
Mar 272 min read


From Light Bulbs to Smart Buildings: The Ongoing Evolution of Energy Efficiency
Written By: Kristina Benson In 1880 , the city nights started to glitter with illumination and within two years the first purpose-built...
Feb 273 min read


CRE Market Trends: An Optimistic Outlook for 2025
The CRE sector sees optimistic 2025 prospects with surging revenues, and robust markets; office demand improves slowly.
Dec 21, 20243 min read


Site Walk Safety: Tips for Safe Facility Walkthroughs
Written by: Rebecca Mock Energy audits are a crucial component for helping clients identify ways to save energy, reduce costs, and...
Oct 23, 20244 min read


Unlock Savings: Tips for Applying for Utility Energy Efficiency Program Incentives
By Jenn Loukotka Utility energy efficiency incentives can make all the difference in making an expensive Capital Expenditure (CapEx)...
Sep 24, 20245 min read


Electric Vehicles vs. Gas Cars: Busting the Top Myths
Written By: Joe Schmeits If you’re like me you’ve heard countless stories of all the ways EVs are “worse” than ICE cars. Too many to list...
Jul 2, 20245 min read


The ABCs of Energy Efficiency
Written by: Alex Kampf A is for Action Action = results The driving force behind progress in energy use reduction is action. It is the...
Apr 23, 20247 min read


Data Collection for Multifamily Energy Benchmarking
Written by: Dillon Ackerman "You can't manage what you can't measure." Whether one is a regulator looking for reductions in the nation’s...
Mar 19, 20243 min read


Residential Electrification: Smart Load Panels
Written by: Austin Alvey Aguilera Electrification is a popular topic right now, and while the shift away from gas has many benefits it...
Dec 5, 20234 min read


Occupancy Based Management Delivers: Consumers Energy's New SEM Pilot
Written by: Sari Mira In 2021, Consumers Energy commissioned Waypoint Energy to study Michigan's commercial real estate (CRE) market to...
Oct 4, 20232 min read


Rethinking Office Space in the Work From Home Era
Written by: Ian Firestone Due to COVID-19 shifting how companies do business, there is a glut of under-leased office space in markets...
Aug 15, 20234 min read


Expert Advice on Direct Digital Controls for Energy Efficiency and Building Performance
Customers can save money and energy by upgrading older building controls to DDC.
Jun 22, 20235 min read


Finding a Balance: COVID Protocols vs. Energy Efficiency
Written by: Joe Schmeits In early 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic rocked the world. In the United States all but 7 states issued mandatory...
Apr 13, 20232 min read


Building Decarbonization: The Race to Net Zero Starts Here
Written by: Stephanie Huang Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions created by the burning of fossil fuels and other anthropogenic influences are...
Jul 27, 20223 min read


Electrification: The Key to a Clean Energy Future
Written By: Laura Turner Electrification is the process of replacing technologies that require fossil fuels (coal, oil, and natural gas)...
Jun 14, 20223 min read


Adaptive Reuse: Rethinking Commercial Spaces
Written By: Taylor Nickel With national office vacancy rates currently sitting at 16.5% and companies continuing to reduce the space they...
Feb 24, 20222 min read


2021 in Review & What's Next in 2022
Written By: Johnathon Fata Wow! 2021 was simultaneously everything and nothing that we expected it to be. The Waypoint team started 2021...
Feb 8, 20223 min read


Making Renewables Reality: Solutions for Multifamily Properties
Written By: Brian Keller We like to say there are two certainties in life: death and taxes. As we look to reverse the damage of climate...
Jan 6, 20223 min read


SEM, RCx, and Capital Projects. Where is the Line?
Written by: Austin Alvey Aguilera With the costs of natural gas and electricity set to increase and new emissions goals and regulations...
Nov 10, 20214 min read


Energy Saving Opportunities During Low Office Occupancy Periods
Written by: Alex Kampf For many building owners, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted tenant occupancy with vacancy rates climbing since...
Sep 2, 20213 min read
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