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Championing Transparency and Civic Engagement Worldwide
Highlights of successful programs in Africa, Central America, and Eastern Europe The premise of open government is straightforward and impactful: […]
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Cadmus to Study Water Use Throughout Electric Power Sector in Georgia
WALTHAM, MASS., July 27, 2017—The Cadmus Group, Inc. (Cadmus) announced today that it has been awarded a contract with Southface […]
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International Energy Program Evaluation Conference Sponsor
WALTHAM, Mass., July 18, 2017—The Cadmus Group, Inc. (Cadmus) will be sponsoring and presenting at the 2017 International Energy Program […]
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Arc: The Wave of the Future for High Performance Buildings
Cadmus gets a lot of questions about how the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC’s) new Arc program works. We have worked in depth with the USGBC to fully understand the program intent and the specific differences between this program and EB O&M recertification. In short, Arc—formerly called Dynamic Plaque—is where the USGBC would like to eventually redirect market focus.
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Southern California Edison Awards Cadmus MSA to Support Zero Net Energy Schools
Southern California Edison has awarded Cadmus a master services agreement to provide support to four California schools as part of a pilot project to increase the energy efficiency of buildings.
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Cadmus Team Awarded EV Smart Fleets Initiative Analysis Contract
Cadmus is part of a team that has been awarded a contract to support CALSTART on the EV Smart Fleets Initiative.
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Innovating Data Collection
The Northwest Residential Building Stock Assessment (RBSA) is a region-wide study sponsored by the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) to characterize the physical and energy-use features of residential facilities in the Northwest. NEEA selected Cadmus to conduct the RBSA in fall 2015, and we are well on our way to completing audits on 2,000 residential buildings.
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Getting Past Consumer Adoption Barriers For The Internet Of Things
The buzz around connected devices continues to grow within the demand-side management industry. According to multiple sources — including the Consumer Technology Association and numerous demand-side management trade publications — homeowner adoption of the Internet of Things (IoT), and the subsequent development of smart homes, is not a matter of “if” but “when.” This article answers the question many ask when it comes to the Internet of Things – when will then be now?
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Reducing Market-Based Emissions:
Calculating and getting credit for an organization’s market-based emissions can be complex. In this article, we help simplify the process.
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Mass Save: Listening to the online conversation informs more effective marketing strategy
The Sponsors of Mass Save used Cadmus’ social listening analysis to inform and strengthen pre-existing marketing and messaging strategies for energy-efficient products.
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Mass Save: Online Promotions
Mass Save online promotions increased e-commerce sales by 95 percent, resulting in a 196 percent increase in program energy savings.
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LEEDv4 Is Here
When the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) first unveiled LEEDv4 to the public in November 2013, it set a new precedent for rigorous measurement of building performance. LEEDv4 emphasizes product transparency, whole building life-cycle analysis, new energy and ventilation standards, among other changes.
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Benchmarking Building Performance
Buildings frequently operate less energy efficiently than they could due to market failures, behavioral anomalies, imperfect or missing information, credit constraints, principal-agent problems, and prioritization of energy issues. Benchmarking programs address these failures.