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04.08.13  |  Daylighting: a balancing act
Scott Schuetter is quoted in this Net Zero Buildings article (March 2013, p. 16).

01.24.13  |  Keith Swartz, certified BEMP
Congratulations to Keith on his certification from ASHRAE's Building Energy Modeling Professional program. Keith joins a group of 247 other certified individuals around the world.

12.28.12  |  Lee DeBaillie to co-present Zero Energy Commercial Buildings Consortium webinar January 8, 2013
Lee DeBaillie will present energy efficiency approaches for small building rooftop units (HVAC systems), using energy modeling results to provide example energy savings.

10.25.12  |  Women in Green Power Breakfast
Marge Anderson will be a panelist for the inaugural Women in Green Power Breakfast at USGBC's GreenBuild conference in San Francisco on November 15, 2012.

09.17.12  |  It's time to give ground source heat pumps a second look
Scott Hackel is a panelist for this E Source webinar to air September 25.

09.17.12  |  Energy efficiency investment: turning utilities from reluctant to eager
This ACEEE 2012 Summer Study paper by Steve Kihm, et al, presents an alternative method to incent utilities to earn a return on demand-side resources, one that creates real economic value for utility investors in a way that current mechanisms may not.

09.17.12  |  Teaching commercial building energy dynamics through simplified energy modeling tools
This ACEEE 2012 Summer Study paper by Lee DeBaillie presents key concepts behind commercial building energy dynamics and outlines efforts to use simple energy models as teaching tools.

06.18.12  |  Economic analysis in individual project selection
Steve Kihm, CFA and Scott Hackel, PE contributed an article to the June issue of Consulting- Specifying Engineer subtitled "Using net present value analysis instead of the rate of return will treat investment scale as one of the key value drivers, and will help engineers select money-making projects."

03.21.12  |  Board announces leadership realignment
With the goal of escalating the impact of energy efficient solutions, the Energy Center of Wisconsin Board of Directors announced a leadership realignment plan to position the organization for long-term success.

02.29.12  |  The effect of interior design on daylighting
In the most recent issue of Enlighten, the newsletter of the Energy Center's Daylighting Collaborative, energy engineer Scott Schuetter discusses the importance of including interior design considerations early in the building design process. Read Scott's article and discover additional resources the Daylighting Collaborative has to offer.

12.06.11  |  Better Buildings, Better Business, Better Neighbors
John Viner is interviewed in this blog post about the 2012 Better Buildings: Better Business Conference in Illinois.

12.03.11  |  Report touts 'cow power' and more: Farm waste a good Midwest energy source
Joe Kramer is quoted in this article by Tom Content of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

11.28.11  |  Study warms to using geothermal
Scott Hackel discusses the Energy Center's hybrid geothermal study in this archived radio broadcast.

09.28.11  |  Food industry digesters in the Great Lakes Region
This article by Joe Kramer is featured in BioCycle, September 2011, Vol. 52, No. 9, p. 29. Subscription required for full access to article.

09.27.11  |  Why you don't have to be an enterprise to webcast like one
Andrea Minniear Cherney joined Sonic Foundry's best practices webinar series to discuss the Energy Center's successful webinar approach and how it has contributed to our mission and led to new business.

09.02.11  |  Energy recovery ventilation for small commercial projects (PDF)
Wisconsin Perspective magazine article by Scott Hackel.

07.01.11  |  Meeting Professionals International announces 2011-2012 leaders (PDF)
Marge Anderson will serve as volunteer chair of MPI's Corporate Social Responsibility Advisory Council.

05.16.11  |  Scott Hackel receives Consulting-Specifying Engineer's 40 Under 40 award (PDF)
This award is given to 40 building industry professionals age 40 and younger who stand out in their academic, professional, personal, and community achievements.

03.08.11  |  Joe Kramer joins committee
Joe Kramer is participating on an advisory committee for Managing Great Lakes Agriculture and Forestry Waste Biomass, a project sponsored by The Chicago Council on Global Affairs.

01.28.11  |  Daylighting featured on WIDR Kalamazoo
Daylighting is the topic and Tate Walker and Scott Schuetter are talking about it—tune in on Mon 01.31.11 at noon for The Treefort broadcast.

01.26.11  |  Tate Walker Appointed President of AIA-WI Southwest Chapter
Senior Project Manager Tate Walker is the new president of the American Institute of Architects - Southwest Chapter of Wisconsin. He had previously served as the Chapter's treasurer.

06.29.10  |  Plug Load Study on Wisconsin Public Radio
Larry Meiller talks with Ingo Bensch and Scott Pigg about reducing the energy load of consumer electronics (38 mins).

05.05.10  |  Energy Center an AgSTAR state partner
At the Fifth AgSTAR National Conference held in Green Bay, Wisconsin, the Energy Center of Wisconsin was recognized as an AgSTAR state partner for our efforts supporting methane recovery initiatives (biogas). Joe Kramer attended the conference and accepted the recognition plaque on behalf of the Energy Center.

05.05.10  |  Wisconsin leads the nation in farm-based anaerobic digester installations (PDF)
An estimated 1.3 million gallons per day of manure is being digested in Wisconsin's farm-based anaerobic digesters according to an article in Biocycle. The article offers a snapshot of the latest edition of the Wisconsin Agricultural Biogas Casebook compiled by Joe Kramer with funding from Focus on Energy.

04.26.10  |  Connecting supply and demand: attracting talent to lead your utility into the future
In this blog hosted by the Clean and Efficient Energy Program for Public Power, Marge Anderson highlights some of the information she will cover in her webinar "Green Jobs: Connecting Supply and Demand," which airs April 27, 2010.

03.27.10  |  Alliant Energy's Town and Country Report
Annemarie Newman discussed recent Energy Center research in this two-part radio interview with WTDY's Pam Jahnke.

03.01.10  |  Wisconsin: a land flowing with milk and energy
This article by Joe Kramer is featured on DairyDoingMore, a website of the Milk Marketing Board.

02.24.10  |  Four-billion dollar residential retrofit market in Wisconsin (audio file)
Marge Anderson and John Viner spoke with Larry Meiller on Wisconsin Public Radio about the growing market for retrofitting homes to be energy efficient and plugged the Better Buildings: Better Business Conference.

09.10.09  |  John Viner Makes Regular Appearance on Wisconsin Public Radio
Mark your calendar for the second Thursday of every other month as Energy Center Senior Project Manager John Viner will be a regular guest on Larry Meiller's talk show on Wisconsin Public Radio. John is an expert in high performance homes and will answer questions from the public on renovation strategies and saving energy. Click above to listen to the September 10, 2009 show.

05.15.09  |  Energy Center Announces Promotions and New Employees
The Energy Center of Wisconsin announces the promotion of Steve Kihm and Kathryn Schiedermayer and the addition of two new employees.

03.05.09  |  Ed Begley, Jr. and Marge Anderson on Wisconsin Public Radio
Better Buildings: Better Business Conference keynote speaker Ed Begley, Jr. and Energy Center Associate Director Marge Anderson discuss energy efficiency and sustainable living strategies with Larry Meiller.

01.22.09  |  Energy Center requires offsite venues to meet environmental standards
Beginning in January 2009, only green venues will be used for offsite events coordinated by the Energy Center of Wisconsin.