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May 13
5 min

Disrupted Data: Benchmarking in the time of COVID and Beyond

Written by: Laura Turner & Carly Burke As we enter the second quarter of 2021, commercial real estate owners and property managers are...

Mar 1
4 min

CRE Outlook: What's Here to Stay Post-Pandemic

Written by: Jenn Allen It has been almost a full year since the country went into a state of lockdown and declared a national emergency...

Dec 8, 2020
3 min

How Strategic Energy Management Addresses Multifamily Energy Efficiency Challenges

Written by Jenn Allen In the world of energy efficiency, office and retail dominate the conversation – even though one in six American...

Oct 19, 2020
4 min

COVID-19 and the Future of Green Buildings

Written By: Laura Turner In recent years, the green building conversation has expanded beyond environmental sustainability to account for...

Sep 30, 2020
3 min

Multifamily: The Next Frontier for Benchmarking

Written by: Carly Burke Have you ever been asked to benchmark a multifamily property? Did you throw your hands up and want to give up? If...

Aug 24, 2020
1 min

CRE Investments in Energy Efficiency During a Recession

We are excited to announce that Waypoint Energy’s paper, “Getting Ahead of the Next Recession: Leveraging Utility Energy Efficiency...

Jul 13, 2020
3 min

"The New Norm" - Utilizing Virtual Assessments and Emerging Technologies

Written By: Brian Keller It’s safe to say that everyone is doing their best to adjust to the “new normal”in the wake of COVID -19–or at...

May 11, 2020
2 min

Have You Thought About Your Parking Garage Lately?

Written by: Katie Vrabel & Brian Keller Or parking garages in general? As a patron, the answer is probably no, unless you’re in the midst...

Jan 14, 2020
2 min

Making it the Most Efficient Decade

Written By: Katie Vrabel Welcome to 2020! New year, new decade, new resolutions to make this the most efficient year yet. Motivation may...

Dec 19, 2018
1 min

Election-Driven Energy Efficiency Impacts in the Midwest

Written By: Katie Vrabel In case you missed it, there was an election last month. While energy efficiency may not rise to the top in...

Sep 7, 2018
2 min

Beyond the Dollar Sign – Non-Energy Benefits to Energy Efficiency

Written by: Katie Vrabel In the commercial real estate world, it’s all about the Benjamins. Financial impacts are a primary driver and...

Jun 29, 2018
2 min

64 Matches, 12 Stadiums, and… How Much Energy Use During the FIFA World Cup Games?

Written by: Sormeh Konjkav It’s World Cup season! During the past few weeks, people have celebrated Mexico beating Germany 1-0, woken up...

Jun 19, 2018
3 min

Building Codes - Can’t live with ‘em, Can’t live without ‘em

Written by: Marta Schantz In the energy efficiency world, Building Codes are a double-edged sword. On the side, it’s great that building...

Apr 17, 2018
2 min

The Third Sustainability Metric is the Charm: BOMA W2 Challenge Helps Optimize Building Performance

Written by: Fiona Dearth Heads up – did you know that ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tracks more than just energy usage? The third time’s...

Nov 28, 2017
2 min

Commercial Energy Efficiency, BRO (Behavior, Retro-commissioning, and Operational)

Written by: Fiona Dearth Talk to any commercial building engineer or property manager and they’ll tell you that they don’t need to spend...

Sep 3, 2017
2 min

What happens when LEDs become part of building code? No need to worry, Utilities.

Written by: Marta Schantz For as long as Waypoint has been in business, lighting incentives have been the bread and butter of utility...

Aug 8, 2017
2 min

Let’s Talk about the kW (forget the ‘h’) in your Office Building’s Utility Bill

Written by: Marta Schantz Since Waypoint Energy is often in the energy efficiency role for utility demand side management programs, we’re...

Aug 4, 2017
2 min

4 Demand Response Strategies for Commercial Real Estate

Written by: Fiona Dearth Have you thought about implementing demand response (DR) energy management, but aren’t sure what it would look...

Aug 1, 2017
2 min

The Intersection of Energy Efficiency and Demand Response – Are we there yet?

Written by: Fiona Dearth At Waypoint we’re often talking about the benefits of energy efficiency (EE) to utilities and commercial real...

Jul 25, 2017
2 min

Looking Beyond the Meter: Benefits of Energy Efficiency

Written by: Fiona Dearth For today’s leaders in commercial real estate, energy efficiency is no longer an afterthought—it’s a key...

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