Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day
I read an article a few weeks ago in the Atlantic that was really troubling. It described a study where a University of Illinois psychologist described a “really, really smart person” at work to groups of children. He then showed two photos of men and two photos of women to the children and asked who they thought […]
What Happened in ASHRAEVegas: A Technical Member’s View
This post is part three of What Happened in ASHRAEVegas: a series about the 2017 ASHRAE Winter Conference in Las Vegas, NV. Cyclone Energy Group is involved with ASHRAE at the local, regional, and international level, and we’ll be sharing our various perspectives throughout the series. This conference in Vegas marked my 26th conference! I attended my first […]
What Happened in ASHRAEVegas: An Insider’s View
This post is part two of What Happened in ASHRAEVegas: a series about the 2017 ASHRAE Winter Conference in Las Vegas, NV. Cyclone Energy Group is involved with ASHRAE at the local, regional, and international level, and we’ll be sharing our various perspectives throughout the series. My first ASHRAE conference was in 2005. I’d gone to the AHR Expo […]
What Happened in ASHRAEVegas: A Beginner’s Guide
This post is part one of What Happened in ASHRAEVegas: a series about the 2017 ASHRAE Winter Conference in Las Vegas, NV. Cyclone Energy Group is involved with ASHRAE at the local, regional, and international level, and we’ll be sharing our various perspectives throughout the series. This was my first full ASHRAE conference, and boy, was it an […]
A Few of My Favorite Incentives
Quick, what’s the first incentive you can think of? It was probably for lightbulbs, right? They’re great, but there are so many other incentives, guys! Julie Andrews had silver white winters that melted into springs, and this week I’m sharing a few of my favorite incentives. Oh sorry, did you think there wasn’t a lot […]
Where Do Energy Incentives Come From?
Hi there, I’m Emmy, and I’ve been a part of Cyclone’s Energy Lab team for the past year and a half. Something I work on a lot here is helping people apply for incentives for energy efficiency measures they’ve implemented. In fact, a highlight of 2016 for me was helping one of our clients secure $69,000 […]
A Primer on Energy Modeling
Have you ever thought how much energy your building consumes or will consume in the future? Can you predict or estimate this consumption in a short period of time? The answer is yes. To do a quick and accurate estimate of a building energy use we can use Energy Modeling. Energy Modeling is a great […]
LEED v4 Commissioning Changes
Any project registered today will now need to be registered under the LEED v4 rating system. LEED v4 has significant changes in the categories and credit requirements. This blog will discuss the changes to the Fundamental Commissioning and Verification (EAp1) and Enhanced Commissioning (EAc1) requirements as well as the new options that are now available. […]
