Five Major Ways Your Building is Losing Energy (& How To Find Them)!
We all want to know where we can get the best deals – whether you’re a coupon clipper, a sale hunter, or an expert bargainer, saving cash is always gratifying. Today… Read more…
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Our New Local Law 84 Compliance Service
Editor's Note: Please see our Local Law 84 compliance guide. It's kept up-to-date for deadlines, fines and requirements. And best of all, we show you how quick… Read more…
Wednesday Roundup: Top 5 Posters for Greener Property Management
Today, we're bringing you some of our favorite content you can use to encourage your tenants to save energy and water. Greening your tenant activity can often be… Read more…
Why Traditional Energy Efficiency Doesn't Work for SMB
Note: This post is part one of a two-part investigation into energy efficiency in the small and medium business (SMB) segment. This post explores the economics of… Read more…
Better Buildings Challenge: Daring Multi-Family Owners to Reduce Energy by 20%
Can the Multi-Family Sector Reduce Energy by 20 Percent Over Ten Years? What was the best way to get your friend on the playground to take on a tough assignment?… Read more…
Top 7 Low-Cost Energy Saving Tips for Landlords
Utility spending comprises around 20-30% of multifamily apartment building operating expenses, and as a variable cost it can significantly impact the net operating… Read more…
Simplifying utility allowance calculations with WegoWise
Time and time again, we've heard customers complain about the dreadful task of calculating utility allowances. The whole process is cumbersome: from gathering the… Read more…
Risky Business: Real Estate, Utility Expenses, & Investment Due Diligence
Since 2010, WegoWise has provided valuable utility analytics and building performance benchmarks for the multifamily industry. We accomplished this by providing… Read more…
Using Green Leases to Collect Tenant Utility Data
If it's your first time collecting tenant utility data, the task may seem daunting. You have a release form, but what about tenant turnover? This is a process you… Read more…
How to Create a Year-End Utility Performance Report
With the year winding down it's getting to be reporting time for businesses of all sorts. If you own, manage, or consult for buildings, you need to be able to talk… Read more…
Tracking Tenant Data: Five Things To Know Before You Begin
Trying to track your tenant's energy use? That’s great! Before you get started, we’d like to share some insights we’ve gained from helping our users do the same.… Read more…
The New Age of Billing: What You Should Know about eBills and Paper Bills
What is an eBill? Short for electronic bills, eBills are an online version of a paper bill that you can view and pay over the Internet. Instead of being delivered… Read more…
EDF's Investor Confidence Project: A Brief Overview
The Golden Opportunity: Energy Efficiency Retrofitting Read more…
Should I buy shares of the Empire State Building? An energy look
After decades of deliberation, the owners of the historic Empire State Building in New York City have decided to IPO, allowing the public to purchase shares of… Read more…
How Energy Efficiency Upgrades Reduce Insurance Risk
The obvious benefits of going green just keep adding up for building owners and property managers, among others. But here are just a few ways energy efficiency and… Read more…
Widespread Energy Efficiency Is About Demand, Not Financial Engineering
I’ll admit it, I am a recovering financial engineer. I grew up around high finance, went to Wharton, and believed that financial structures could unlock the potential… Read more…
Affordable Housing Energy Benchmarks from the LEAN Inventory
Last month, the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) made the results from the first year of the LEAN Multifamily Benchmarking Inventory available… Read more…
WEGOlympics: Our Very Own Energy Efficiency Olympics
It seems like not a day goes by without people in our office gathering around the proverbial water-cooler (which in our case is a non-proverbial foosball table)… Read more…
Using Energy Benchmarks to Better Manage your Weatherization Program
With so many properties in need of energy efficiency upgrades, it's often difficult to decide where to start. Energy efficiency program administrators have the… Read more…
Thoughts on the San Francisco Cleantech Forum
WegoWise recently presented at the 10th Annual Cleantech Forum in San Francisco. We were honored to have been one of only twenty companies selected to present our… Read more…