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HOME | B2Q ASSOCIATES For an independent consulting engineering firm like B2Q, approaching every project from the eyes of its owner is imperative. Our clients trust us to provide world-class engineering analysis, design, and implementation services focused on solving problems and making the most with the resources that a...

In theory, using air enthalpy calculations to enable/disable air-side economizer mode is more efficient than dry-bulb temperature alone. How does that work in practice? This fascinating article published in the ASHRAE Journal by Taylor Engineering makes the case against using enthalpy.

http://bit.ly/1KgqOA8

http://www.taylor-engineering.com/

Learn more about how the Green Communities Act of 2008 has been helping cities and towns across the Commonwealth make investments in sustainability. The results achieved to-date are inspiring.

http://www.mass.gov/eea/energy-utilities-clean-tech/green-communities/

Green Communities The Green Communities Division empowers the Commonwealth's cities and towns to reduce their energy use and their carbon footprint on the journey towards healthi

We are thrilled to be assisting the Town of Lenox with their sustainability goals and congratulate them on their recent Green Communities grant.

http://www.berkshireeagle.com/local/ci_28476350/lenox-lands-state-grant-energy-upgrades-at-morris

Lenox lands state grant for energy upgrades at Morris Elementary LENOX >> The town's designation as a Green Community five years ago has paid off with another kind of green — a $144,590 state grant for two energy-efficiency upgrade projects at Morris Elementary School.

Please join us for a tour of the Harpoon Brewery's CHP Plant. B2Q was involved with study, design, and commissioning of this system at one of Boston's landmark businesses.

Event Display - BOMA Tech Tour: Harpoon Brewery Date: Thursday, July 23, 2015 Registration: 1:45pm | Tour of the Brewery: 2:00pm | Tour of the CHP Plant: 3:00pm Location: 306 Northern Avenue, Boston, MA 02210 Join the BOMA Boston Engineers for a Behind-the-Scenes tour & networking event at Harpoon Brewery, including a tour of their CHP Plant. Thi…

Looks like ice storage is making a comeback in California! Southern California Edison recently selected 264 MW of energy storage (which also includes batteries) in a recent RFP. It is a significant first step towards the CPUC's requirement for 1,325 MW of energy storage by 2020.

Energy-Storage Plans Gain Ground in California Southern California Edison plans to retire some power plants and replace them with storage — including conventional batteries and giant ice packs — as well as other power generators.

Interesting paper about the impacts of climate change on GDP and the potential impacts in the future. While global warming to date has reduced energy use, if the warming trend continues it will have a significant negative impact on the global economy.

http://www.copenhagenconsensus.com/publication/scorecard-humanity-climate-change

A Scorecard for Humanity: Climate Change | Copenhagen Consensus Center A version of the working paper is available for download here. The finalized paper has been published in How Much Have Global Problems Cost the World? A Scorecard from 1900 - 2050 by Cambridge University Press.

Considering retrocommissioning for your building? Take a look at our answers on the FacilitiesNet "Ask an Expert" column published earlier this year.

First Steps to Retrocommissioning - Facilities Management Energy Efficiency Feature Facility management article relating to: retrocommissioning, benchmarking, energy star. For facilities management professionals from Building Operating Management

Using BAS for M&V  | Control Engineering Without knowing the performance metrics of a building, measuring the success of the engineered systems is limited. Engineers should know the process for using BAS for measurement and verification (M&V) as a part of retro-commissioning in high-performance buildings.