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

Dec 21, 20243 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.

Oct 23, 20244 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...

Sep 24, 20245 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)...

Jul 2, 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...

Apr 23, 20247 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...

Mar 19, 20243 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...

Dec 5, 20234 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...

Oct 4, 20232 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...

Aug 15, 20234 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...

Jun 22, 20235 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.


Apr 13, 20232 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...

Jul 27, 20223 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...

Jun 14, 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)...

Feb 24, 20222 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 8, 20223 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...

Jan 6, 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...

Nov 10, 20214 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...

Sep 2, 20213 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...

Aug 6, 20214 min read
ESG 101: Getting Started with ESG Goals
Written by: Laura Turner It’s 2021. Sustainability has found a place in almost every aspect of our lives. We’re used to seeing various...
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