Browsing by Subject "Energy Efficiency"
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A CASE STUDY ON BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES AT W.E. HUNT RECREATION CENTER, TOWN OF HOLLY SPRINGS
(2021-12-04)The Town of Holly Springs, located in Wake County of North Carolina, is interested in improving energy efficiency in municipal operations and facilities to offset increasing energy consumption and utility costs that are ... -
A Strategy to Increase Energy Efficiency Investment in Public Housing
(2013-04)This document proposes a strategy for Environmental Defense Fund to increase energy efficiency investment in public housing. Improving the energy efficiency of public housing buildings represents a tremendous opportunity ... -
Aligning NYISO's Carbon Pricing with Existing Climate Policy
(2019-04-24)States across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic have implemented particularly ambitious policies to deploy clean energy and reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the electric sector. These policies create a challenge ... -
Analysis and Recommendation of Energy Efficiency Upgrades in New York City’s Upper West Side
(2012-04-24)New York’s Upper West Side composes of hundreds of housing cooperative (co-op) apartment buildings using No. 6 oil as their primary heating fuel. The use of No. 6 oil in less than 1% of the building stock citywide provided ... -
Analysis and Recommendation of Energy Efficiency Upgrades in New York City’s Upper West Side: A comprehensive guide for residential Upper West Side cooperative buildings
(2012-04-25)New York’s Upper West Side composes of hundreds of housing cooperative (co-op) apartment buildings using No. 6 oil as their primary heating fuel. The use of No. 6 oil in less than 1% of the building stock citywide provided ... -
Benefits of Energy Efficiency Standards: The Case of Residential Refrigerators
(2021-04-29)An integral part of the modern American household, refrigerators are ubiquitous. Characterized by their constant load profile, refrigerators account for a substantial part of residential energy demand. Improving energy efficiency ... -
Comparison of Vehicle-to-Grid versus Other Grid Support Technologies
(2012-04-25)With the accelerating adoption of electric vehicles, using the batteries in the existing vehicle fleet to discharge to the power grid when needed (vehicle-to-grid, V2G) provides a potential alternative for supplying grid ... -
Developing a Climate Action Plan for the Nicholas School of the Environment
(2018-04-27)It has been nearly 10 years since Duke University's formal commitment to climate action via the creation of the first campus-wide climate action plan, "Growing Green: Becoming a Climate Neutral Campus". As the Duke Office ... -
Driving Energy Efficiency at Self-Help Credit Union's Retail Banks
(2012-04-26)Self Help Credit Union, a leading provider of loans to small businesses and disadvantaged persons across the country, is seeking to improve the energy efficiency of its North Carolina retail bank buildings in accordance ... -
Driving Sustainable Behavior in the Mainstream Consumer: Leveraging Behavioral Economics to Minimize Household Energy Consumption
(2011-04-27)This project reviews and evaluates the effectiveness of behavioral economic interventions on household energy consumption, as utilized by non-intrusive energy monitoring services such as our client company, PlotWatt. Through ... -
Duke Carbon Offsets Initiative: Energy Efficiency Carbon Offsets
(2013-04-26)Duke University aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2024 by a combination of efforts to reduce on campus energy consumption and off campus carbon offset generation. One of the offset options that DCOI is evaluating is energy ... -
Electric Utility Decoupling in North Carolina: Removing Disincentives for Energy Efficiency
(2010-12-09)North Carolina’s demand for electricity will grow at approximately 1.1% annually through 2035. That could mean an additional yearly demand of 39 million megawatt hours (MWh) by 2035, enough to power 2.9 million North Carolina ... -
Encouraging Sustainable and Equitable Upgrades to New York City's Affordable Housing Stock
(2013-04-26)This study offers a qualitative appraisal of the interaction between affordable housing policies and energy efficiency in New York City. We summarize key affordable housing policies and energy efficiency programs at the ... -
Encouraging Sustainable and Equitable Upgrades to New York City’s Affordable Housing Stock
(2013-04-26)This study offers a qualitative appraisal of the interaction between affordable housing policies and energy efficiency in New York City. We summarize key affordable housing policies and energy efficiency programs at the ... -
Energy Efficiency in the Multifamily Rental Housing Industry: Promoting Informed Investment Decisions in North Carolina
(2021-04-21)To better serve its members’ growing interest in energy efficiency (EE), the Triangle Apartment Association (TAA) is looking to identify important factors that multifamily rental housing property owners should consider when ... -
Environmental Help Desk for Transportation and Warehousing Industries
(2013-04-24)Companies today face a variety of challenges and opportunities when considering investing in the environmental sustainability of their business. Compared to large companies, small and medium sized businesses do not have ... -
Essays on Energy Economics and Industrial Organization
(2016)The dissertation consists of three chapters related to the low-price guarantee marketing strategy and energy efficiency analysis. The low-price guarantee is a marketing strategy in which firms promise to charge consumers ... -
EVALUATING ENERGY EFFICIENCY: A DOMESTIC SOLAR HOT WATER PROGRAM IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA
(2007-04-18)Energy efficient technologies are a major tool for reducing electricity usage as well as greenhouse gas emissions. Nevertheless, serious market barriers impede the diffusion of these solutions. Many utilities offer programs ... -
FRAMEWORK FOR JOHNSON C. SMITH UNIVERSITY’S SUSTAINABILITY PLAN
(2011-05-03)On behalf of their client Johnson C. Smith University (JCSU), three Nicholas School Masters of Environmental Management students have composed the framework for a future comprehensive sustainability plan. The purpose is ... -
HOW BLOCKCHAIN CAN BE USED FOR CREATING A MARKET FOR ENERGY SAVINGS CERTIFICATES
(2019-04-19)The goal of this project is to provide recommendations for the design of a blockchain ecosystem that can be used for creating or supporting a market for energy efficiency certificates, a trading commodity for packaging energy ...
