Browsing by Subject "energy efficiency"
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A Bottom-up Approach to Setting a Greenhouse Gas Reduction Target for Charlotte, North Carolina
(2011-04-28)In 2007, Charlotte’s City Council passed a resolution directing City staff to: (1) Inventory City Operations Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions; (2) Establish aggressive and realistic GHG emission reduction targets; (3) Create ... -
A Method for Measuring the Efficiency Gap between Average and Best Practice Energy Use: The ENERGY STAR Industrial Energy Performance Indicator
(2005)A common feature distinguishing between parametric/statistical models and engineering economics models is that engineering models explicitly represent best practice technologies, whereas parametric/statistical models are ... -
A Roadmap to the New Rural Electric Cooperative Business Model
(2017-04-27)In North Carolina today, rural electric cooperatives provide electricity to 26% of the state’s population. Conducted for the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), this project aims to assess the services that these cooperatives ... -
A Toolkit for Identifying Energy Savings at Colleges and Universities
(2012-04-26)Across the country college and university leaders are beginning to recognize the financial and reputational benefits of saving energy and “going green”. However school administrators and other campus leaders face institutional, ... -
AN ANALYSIS OF RENEWABLE ENERGY, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, AND CARBON OFFSETS AT DUKE UNIVERSITY
(2015-04-24)Many universities globally are embarking on voluntary efforts to become climate neutral to combat global warming. In 2007, Duke University adopted a goal to be climate neutral by 2024. The Office of the Executive Vice President ... -
An Economic & Environmental Analysis of the JetBlue Airways Ground Support Vehicles: A Proposed Implementation of a Cleaner-Burning Fleet
(2015-04-23)JetBlue Airways Corporation, a Fortune 500 company based in New York City, is an airline that services 87 destinations across the U.S., Caribbean, and Latin America. From 2010 to 2014, JetBlue has made its overall operations ... -
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 City’s Upper West Side is composed 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 ... -
Artificial intelligence evolution in smart buildings for energy efficiency
(Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 2021-01-02)© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. The emerging concept of smart buildings, which requires the incorporation of sensors and big data (BD) and utilizes artificial intelligence (AI), promises to usher ... -
Building an Energy Efficiency Supply Curve: A Case Study of Rubenstein Hall at Duke University
(2012-04-17)Duke University has a deep commitment to sustainability and a clear track record of constructing highly efficient buildings. The new North Carolina Building Energy Conservation Code requires that new construction be 30 percent ... -
Carbon Offset Opportunities at the Duke University Health System
(2012-04-27)Over the past century, global temperatures have increased in large part due to anthropogenic fossil fuel combustion. The impact of this change can already be seen in disappearing ice cover across the world. This trend ... -
Connecting Residents to Resources for Energy Efficiency, Water Conservation, and Household Level Sustainability in Flint, Michigan
(2015-04-24)The UM-Flint Urban Alternatives House (UAH) is a LEED Platinum certified residential property redevelopment project established in 2010 through a partnership between the Genesee County Land Bank Authority and the University ... -
Correlational analysis of energy burden and eviction rate
(2019-04-24)Evictions occur when a landlord expels renters from residing in property the landlord owns. Recent data suggest that approximately 40% of residential households in California from years 2012 to 2016 are occupied by renters. ... -
Demonstrating Air Emissions Reductions Through Energy Efficiency Retrofits on Maersk Line G-Class Vessels
(2017-04-28)Maersk Line has committed to investing $1 billion over five years to retrofit around 100 vessels to increase capacity and reduce fuel consumption. $125 million of that investment was used to retrofit 12 G-class vessels. ... -
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 ... -
Duke Carbon Offsets Initiative: Energy Efficiency Carbon Offsets A Project Evaluation
(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 ... -
Duke Carbon Offsets Initiative: Energy Efficiency Carbon Offsets A Project Evaluation
(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 ... -
Economic Analysis of Duke Energy’s Proposed Save-A-Watt
(2008-04-25)As North Carolina regulators begins to recognize the untapped economic, social, and environmental benefits of meeting increased electricity demand through energy efficiency, it has become clear that traditional electricity ... -
Energy Demand Characteristics and the Potential for Energy Efficiency in Sports Stadiums and Arenas
(2011-12-09)A professional sports stadium can use 5-10 MW of electricity during an event, the equivalent of 5,000 American homes. The US Energy Information Agency (EIA) classifies these buildings under the broader "entertainment and ... -
Energy Efficiency and Conservation at North Carolina Central University
(2010-04-16)Energy efficiency and conservation are considered one of the most important and easy to implement ways of reducing energy consumption and associated carbon emissions. This MP evaluates various energy efficiency and conservation ... -
Energy/Water Efficiency at Glenwood Elementary
(2014-04-24)This project focuses on reducing the energy and water footprint of Glenwood Elementary School in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. I inventoried energy and water consumption, modeled costs and benefits of several efficiency upgrades, ...
