Energy Efficiency in the Built Environment—First in a six-part series with the Maryland Clean Energy Center (Ep.48)
Release Date: 09/23/2018
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The Mechanics of Offshore Wind—Live from the Maryland Clean Energy Summit 2018 (Ep. 54)
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Offshore Wind Energy—Fourth in a six-part series with the Maryland Clean Energy Center (Ep.51)
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Welcome to Part Four in a special six-part series of More Power To You, produced in partnership with the Maryland Clean Energy Center for National Clean Energy Week 2018. Each episode spotlights a different clean energy technology, and features some of the people and companies leading the way in Maryland.
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Welcome to a special six-part series of More Power To You, produced in partnership with the Maryland Clean Energy Center for National Clean Energy Week 2018. Each of these six episodes spotlights a different clean energy technology, and features some of the people and companies leading the way in Maryland.
In this episode, the first in the series, we focus on Energy Efficiency in the Built Environment. My three guests all wear multiple hats: they run small businesses and also serve in leadership roles in industry associations.
- Nakita Reed is a Principal at Encore Sustainable Design and Chair of the Maryland Green Building Council
- Michelle Griffith, is a Manager at DeVere Insulation Home Performance and Chair of the Maryland Building Performance Association
- Michael Giangrandi is the owner of A.J. Michaels Company and Chair of the Maryland Alliance of Energy Contractors.
In our conversation we look at how the energy efficiency sector is a big employer of local jobs, but finding trained employees can sometimes be a challenge; and how standards and policy have driven change within the industry. We discuss different ways of financing energy efficiency upgrades, including the Empower Maryland program; we look at the unique challenges and advantages of older, historic properties; and we close with a look ahead and how the industry may continue to evolve.
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Recorded July 23, 2018. Published September 23, 2018.