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The Net Zero Challenge Net zero energy has been a goal of high performance building designers for more than a decade. A net zero energy building generates as much energy using renewable technologies as it consumes on an annual basis. A report from the New Buildings Institute in 2020 documented approximately 700 verified or emerging […]
Every year the local school district my daughter goes to holds a STEAM night. STEAM is the acronym marking the incorporation of arts into the traditional STEM program. Due to the pandemic, this year was the first in-person STEAM event since 2020 and was being held at McLure Middle School in Western Springs. Working in […]
Introduction As a part of Cyclone’s effort to celebrate Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day, I’ve put together this blog for an audience who is curious about engineering, being a woman in a male dominated field, and what creativity looks like in my job. Because there are some untrue and unhelpful notions about who […]
Greetings in the New Year! As we look forward to the exciting opportunities ahead of us, we’d like to share some highlights and achievements of the Cyclone team and our clients from 2022. April 19th marked the 10th anniversary of Cyclone Energy Group. Founder and CEO Benjamin Skelton had a clear vision for Cyclone from […]
Jurisdictions throughout the United States are updating to the International Energy Conservation Code 2021. Here are nine major impacts you should be aware of. For more information on how the Energy Code updates will impact your next development, email us at workwithus@cyclone.energy Download this flyer
Whenever we expect guests in our home, we prepare ice in the refrigerator prior their arrival, not after they arrive. Why can’t the same idea be used when it comes to cooling of a building? Can we be prepared for the next day’s cooling load of a building in advance? Because of ice storage technology, […]
We often hear companies reporting on their Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) and/or Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). What are they? How are they different? Environmental, Social, and Governance Definition Depending on where you look, you will find many definitions. While the specifics can vary by company, there are shared factors that examines the company’s impact […]
The WELL Building Standard has changed the way people think about buildings. It takes a holistic approach to health in the built environment addressing behavior, operations, and design and how they all can be optimized to advance human health and well-being. As a performance-based system, every WELL project is verified through on-site, post-occupancy testing of […]
Happy New Year from the Cyclone Energy Group Team. As we enter 2022, we wish you all great success in the new year. As we leave 2021 behind our hope is that we can collectively begin to feel a sense of optimism moving into the new year. To this end, we would like to reflect […]
7/1/21 Drones were first brought into the public eye around 2013 when Jeff Bezos and Amazon floated the idea of using drones to deliver packages quickly to your doorstep. Soon after, drones came into the mainstream market and there was a public fascination and intrigue surrounding drones, and future capabilities of what a flying robot […]