Expert Advice on Direct Digital Controls for Energy Efficiency and Building Performance
Customers can save money and energy by upgrading older building controls to DDC.
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Feb 8, 20223 min read
2021 in Review & What's Next in 2022
Written By: Johnathon Fata Wow! 2021 was simultaneously everything and nothing that we expected it to be. The Waypoint team started 2021...
Nov 10, 20214 min read
SEM, RCx, and Capital Projects. Where is the Line?
Written by: Austin Alvey Aguilera With the costs of natural gas and electricity set to increase and new emissions goals and regulations...
Sep 2, 20213 min read
Energy Saving Opportunities During Low Office Occupancy Periods
Written by: Alex Kampf For many building owners, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted tenant occupancy with vacancy rates climbing since...
Jul 6, 20212 min read
Capital Improvement Plans: Start your fiscal year off with less on your plate
Written by: Nikki Burton Are you one of the many companies that run on a fiscal year cycle that begins anew July 1, 2021? Are you...
May 13, 20215 min read
Disrupted Data: Benchmarking in the time of COVID and Beyond
Written by: Laura Turner & Carly Burke As we enter the second quarter of 2021, commercial real estate owners and property managers are...
Aug 24, 20201 min read
CRE Investments in Energy Efficiency During a Recession
We are excited to announce that Waypoint Energy’s paper, “Getting Ahead of the Next Recession: Leveraging Utility Energy Efficiency...
Jul 13, 20203 min read
"The New Norm" - Utilizing Virtual Assessments and Emerging Technologies
Written By: Brian Keller It’s safe to say that everyone is doing their best to adjust to the “new normal”in the wake of COVID -19–or at...
May 11, 20202 min read
Have You Thought About Your Parking Garage Lately?
Written by: Katie Vrabel & Brian Keller Or parking garages in general? As a patron, the answer is probably no, unless you’re in the midst...
Jan 14, 20202 min read
Making it the Most Efficient Decade
Written By: Katie Vrabel Welcome to 2020! New year, new decade, new resolutions to make this the most efficient year yet. Motivation may...
Dec 19, 20181 min read
Election-Driven Energy Efficiency Impacts in the Midwest
Written By: Katie Vrabel In case you missed it, there was an election last month. While energy efficiency may not rise to the top in...
Sep 7, 20182 min read
Beyond the Dollar Sign – Non-Energy Benefits to Energy Efficiency
Written by: Katie Vrabel In the commercial real estate world, it’s all about the Benjamins. Financial impacts are a primary driver and...
Jun 29, 20182 min read
64 Matches, 12 Stadiums, and… How Much Energy Use During the FIFA World Cup Games?
Written by: Sormeh Konjkav It’s World Cup season! During the past few weeks, people have celebrated Mexico beating Germany 1-0, woken up...
Jun 19, 20183 min read
Building Codes - Can’t live with ‘em, Can’t live without ‘em
Written by: Marta Schantz In the energy efficiency world, Building Codes are a double-edged sword. On the side, it’s great that building...
Nov 28, 20172 min read
Commercial Energy Efficiency, BRO (Behavior, Retro-commissioning, and Operational)
Written by: Fiona Dearth Talk to any commercial building engineer or property manager and they’ll tell you that they don’t need to spend...
Sep 3, 20172 min read
What happens when LEDs become part of building code? No need to worry, Utilities.
Written by: Marta Schantz For as long as Waypoint has been in business, lighting incentives have been the bread and butter of utility...
Aug 8, 20172 min read
Let’s Talk about the kW (forget the ‘h’) in your Office Building’s Utility Bill
Written by: Marta Schantz Since Waypoint Energy is often in the energy efficiency role for utility demand side management programs, we’re...
Aug 4, 20172 min read
4 Demand Response Strategies for Commercial Real Estate
Written by: Fiona Dearth Have you thought about implementing demand response (DR) energy management, but aren’t sure what it would look...
Aug 1, 20172 min read
The Intersection of Energy Efficiency and Demand Response – Are we there yet?
Written by: Fiona Dearth At Waypoint we’re often talking about the benefits of energy efficiency (EE) to utilities and commercial real...
Jul 25, 20172 min read
Looking Beyond the Meter: Benefits of Energy Efficiency
Written by: Fiona Dearth For today’s leaders in commercial real estate, energy efficiency is no longer an afterthought—it’s a key...
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