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Electric Lawn Mowers

August 22, 2022August 22, 2022

It’s a great time to electrify your lawnmower! With high gasoline prices, it is practical to investigate the benefits of […]

Blog, Tech Notes, Uncategorized
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Downers Grove Net Zero Wastewater Treatment with Bio-gas

November 18, 2021January 11, 2022

Innovative leadership and collaboration with the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation has allowed the Downers Grove Sanitary District WWTP to become a net-zero energy plant. Read how the district has reduced costs and increased resiliency by running their plant with bio-gas produced on site.

Blog, Case study, Uncategorized, Wastewater wastewater treatment
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New Construction Building Envelope

June 30, 2014January 10, 2022

A high performance envelope (exterior shell) is only achievable in a cost-effective way during the original design and construction process. The […]

Blog, New Construction, Tech Notes, Uncategorized envelope, new construction
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Energy efficiency workforce: Raising awareness

March 10, 2020January 10, 2022

The energy efficiency sector has a high demand for workers–especially in the HVAC technician and construction industries–yet few young people […]

Blog, Research, Uncategorized, Workforce careers
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Energy Burden and COVID-19

August 17, 2020January 10, 2022

Low-income households, minority households, and rental households have a higher energy burden on average. That is, they spend a larger […]

Blog, COVID-19, Uncategorized COVID-19, equity
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Q&A: Healthy Buildings During COVID-19

August 26, 2020January 10, 2022

This Q and A contains responses to questions that were raised at a webinar SEDAC delivered on August 18, 2020: […]

Blog, COVID-19, Research, Uncategorized air quality, COVID-19
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Building a Resilient Energy Efficiency Workforce

September 8, 2020January 10, 2022

The economic effects of the pandemic have devastated many job sectors, including the energy efficiency sector. In Illinois, there are […]

Blog, COVID-19, Research, Uncategorized, Workforce careers, COVID-19
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Air Side Economizer Code Requirements: FAQs

July 14, 2020January 10, 2022

Figure 1. Diagram of an air-side economizer. Source: energystar.gov We are often asked about air-side economizers; we get questions about […]

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Why Hydrogen May be Renewable Energy’s Best Bet

June 1, 2021January 10, 2022

Read Tim Lindsey’s latest article, published in Industry Week, about why Hydrogen may be renewable energy’s best bet.  

Blog, Hydrogen, Uncategorized hydrogen

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