We at Bright Power read the news of Tesla’s Powerwall with unbelievable excitement. For years, energy efficiency has been treated as either an obligation or a lofty goal, both of […]

A few months ago I moved into a new apartment. When I got my first electric bill, I was shocked. I’m pretty good about turning off the lights in unoccupied […]

February 2015 was a big month for news in the renewable energy sector as some of the biggest names in business have made huge investment commitments. It all started with […]

But it should be! Luxury, low-income, high-rise, low-rise, pre-war, modern, condominium, or coop – regardless of borough or building type, there is something we New Yorkers have in common: we […]

What the Energy Efficiency World Can Learn from Winter Storm Juno   As I awaited the ‘historic’ blizzard in my central New Jersey apartment, I went over my preparedness checklist […]

Find out what happens when people stop trying to be green and start saving buildings for real. As someone who would like to believe she is relatively aware of what […]

It’s time to start getting your buildings ready to look and feel good…for the rest of their lives. I don’t know about you but every January I tell myself things […]

We applaud the thrust of David Bench’s  November 10 article on ArchDaily.com “The Other ‘Green Way’: Why Can’t New York Build More Quality Affordable Housing?”, but take issue with some […]

The ENERGY STAR label is synonymous with efficiency. New homes, commercial buildings, even refrigerators have been eligible for the EPA’s recognition for over twenty years, yet existing multifamily buildings have […]