Energy Sustainability
What Exelon and ComEd Don’t Want You to Know
What Exelon and ComEd Don’t Want You to Know With electricity costs making up the first or second largest expense for BOMA/Chicago buildings, it’s crucial that we continue shedding light on Exelon and ComEd’s proposed legislation which would raise electricity rates a whopping $8 billion over the next ten years. BOMA/Chicago buildings alone – making…
Read MoreHow 20,000 Worms Transformed this Building [Interview]
How 20,000 Worms Transformed this Building [Interview] We’re kicking off a new series of stories focusing on sustainable rooftops and initiatives in a dialogue with AMA Plaza’s Assistant Property Manager Yordanos Ghdey with Riverview Realty Property Management. Yordanos walks us through the ins and outs of the AMA Plaza’s worm composting program housed on the 48th floor…
Read MoreEnergy Benchmarking: Buildings >50K sf Must Report in 2015 (Deadline Extended)
Energy Benchmarking: Buildings >50K sf Must Report in 2015 (Deadline Extended) August 19, 2015 Note: The City of Chicago has extended the 2015 Energy Benchmarking compliance date from June 1 to August 1 due to the expected increase in buildings that will be reporting this year. In 2015, the Chicago Energy Benchmarking Ordinance will apply…
Read MoreBOMA/Chicago Opposing Exelon Bailout
BOMA/Chicago Opposing Exelon Bailout July 13, 2015 As BOMA/Chicago anticipated, comprehensive energy legislation has been introduced by competing interests in the Illinois General Assembly. Legislation filed by Exelon Corporation to create the “low carbon portfolio standard” would require electric utilities to purchase a specified percentage of low carbon energy credits from energy sources that…
Read MoreChicago’s Commercial Office Buildings Score High Marks for Energy Efficiency
Chicago’s Commercial Office Buildings Score High Marks for Energy Efficiency July 13, 2015 The commercial office building sector scored high marks for energy efficiency in a just released report by the City of Chicago on the first year results of the Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance. The report confirms what the Building Owners and…
Read MoreBOMA/Chicago Charged Up about Exelon’s $1.6B Ratepayer Increase Legislation
BOMA/Chicago Charged Up about Exelon’s $1.6B Ratepayer Increase Legislation Exelon, ComEd and Clean Jobs Coalition all proposing Increased Rates Recently BOMA/Chicago Government Affairs Director Ron Tabaczynski and I were in Springfield where I testified before the Illinois Senate’s Energy and Utilities Committee on behalf of BOMA/Chicago in opposition to three energy bills. If passed, the…
Read MoreUSGBC Announces Extension of LEED 2009
USGBC Announces Extension of LEED 2009 December 12, 2014 The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has announced that it will allow LEED users to register projects under the LEED 2009 rating system until October 31, 2016. The original date for LEED 2009 registration to close was June 15, 2015. Extending to October 2016 gives…
Read MoreChicago’s Proposed Energy Benchmarking Ordinance: Our Support for Energy Intel, But Opposition to Public Disclosure
Chicago’s Proposed Energy Benchmarking Ordinance: Our Support for Energy Intel, But Opposition to Public Disclosure By Michael Cornicelli On June 26, 2013, Mayor Emanuel unveiled an energy benchmarking ordinance that, if passed by the City Council, would require municipal, commercial and residential properties over 50,000 square feet to track and publicly report their energy usage.…
Read MoreSmart Meters: Smart Is What Smart Does
Smart Meters: Smart Is What Smart Does By Mike Munson – CEO of Metropolitan Energy, LLC In the energy industry, the term “smart” is the current buzzword of the day. Smart cars. Smart homes. Smart grids. The list is growing in perpetuity. But what makes a device “smart”? Is it the hardware, the functionality, or the software?…
Read MoreBe Your Own Power Broker
Be Your Own Power Broker Now that the electric supply market has existed for a full decade in Illinois, BOMA/Chicago member buildings enjoy lower prices than their counterparts in other metropolitan areas. In many cases, like New York City for example, the prices are much, much lower. Competition certainly isn’t the only reason prices are low. We…
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