Reno ESPSM - Building for the Future
New Personnel Strengthen Reno's Expertise in Solar and Energy Efficiency Read More »
Delivering Integrated Programs/Project Delivery for Counties and Municipalities
To achieve true sustainability standards and the associated economic and environmental benefits, a Municipality or County must offer more than simply an outcropping of new green buildings. Rather, it must transform to a place where the viability and success of all infrastructure is measured by its limited net impact on society and the environment, while adhering to fiscal goals.
For many Counties, such change is in the preliminary stage, with critical questions yet to be answered: What will it take to be carbon neutral?...What role do we play in this transformation?….How can we lead it? Others are further along. They have established goals, have created an initial plan know, generally speaking, where to start. But they require guidance in making and implementing the most appropriate and calculated decisions. Read More »
Michael Vargas: Improve energy efficiency, increase property values. Read More »
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Reno Energy Program Manager Michael Vargas offers insight on timely industry topics ranging from "Current Industry Trends in Energy Storage" to "Understanding Risk and Uncertainty in Clean-tech". Read More »
Podcast: Green SchoolHouse Series
Jeff Zotara, Director of Procurement at the Green SchoolHouse Series, describes his organization's unique collaboration that brings together corporations, foundations, school districts, municipalities, communities, media outlets, and volunteers to build high-performance, environmentally-sustainable, LEED-Platinum designed Green Schoolhouses at Title I, low-income, public schools. Reno plans to partner with the Green SchoolHouse Series on a future project in San Diego, slated for fall 2012. Listen to the Podcast »
Got ESP? We do. Let Reno's energy efficiency experts move your new or existing building into the new sustainable economy.
Leading the way in sustainable and efficient building practices, Reno Contracting in 2009 launched Reno Efficient Sustainable Practices (ESP), which is the energy efficiency arm of the company. Equipped with the proprietary "Roadmap to Efficiency and Sustainability" Reno ESP delivers comprehensive and guided solutions to customers who require efficient building practices or sustainable building upgrades, including solar energy generation.
Reno ESP is geared to “ramp-up” to projects of any size, whether they are in California or anywhere else in the U.S..
ESP Roadmap to Efficiency and Sustainability Step 4
Before executing an energy efficiency strategy, you must have a clear vision. Reno ESP Manager Eric Scheidinger explains why.
8 Megawatts.
That's how much solar energy Reno ESP has helped generate, to date, for clients. In terms of CO2 offsets, that's equivalent to taking 800 cars off the road for an entire year.
Note: 2kW of solar = 2,200 lbs reduction of CO2
per year; 1 car = 11,000 lbs. of CO2 per
year. Therefore 1MW = 1,100,000 lbs
reduction of CO2* per year. So 1MW offsets
100 cars-worth of CO2 emissions per year.
*Solving for (x) lbs.