https://www.smartenergydecisions.com Smart Energy Voices brings you insights from energy leaders driving innovation in sustainability, decarbonization, and energy efficiency. Tue, 22 Apr 2025 20:13:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.smartenergydecisions.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/sev_podcast_cover_art.png https://www.smartenergydecisions.com Smart Energy Voices Smart Energy Voices brings you insights from energy leaders driving innovation in sustainability, decarbonization, and energy efficiency. false https://www.smartenergydecisions.com/columns/a-closer-look-at-the-water-energy-nexus/ Wed, 23 Apr 2025 04:00:00 +0000 https://www.smartenergydecisions.com/?post_type=columns&p=31220 Water risk is more than scarcity or consumption. What's ahead in the world of water regulations?]]> https://www.smartenergydecisions.com/columns/navigating-sustainability-with-plugged-in-exploring-energy/ Fri, 04 Apr 2025 04:00:00 +0000 https://www.smartenergydecisions.com/columns/navigating-sustainability-with-plugged-in-exploring-energy/ As we continue Constellation's “Plugged In: Exploring Energy” podcast series, take a moment to review what has been covered so far — and what's to come as the focus shifts to opportunities and challenges in sustainability.]]> https://www.smartenergydecisions.com/columns/2025-building-policies-outlook-more-and-smaller-cities-still-passing-building-performance-standards/ Fri, 21 Mar 2025 04:00:00 +0000 https://www.smartenergydecisions.com/columns/2025-building-policies-outlook-more-and-smaller-cities-still-passing-building-performance-standards/ Fighting climate change means taking serious steps to reduce carbon emissions generated by buildings. This column from IMT's James Burton explores leading-edge states and local governments shifting to mandatory building performance policies designed to reduce carbon emissions.]]> https://www.smartenergydecisions.com/columns/energy-savings-performance-contract-cuts-cost-reduces-energy-consumption-energy-at-memorial-elementary-school/ Tue, 18 Mar 2025 04:00:00 +0000 https://www.smartenergydecisions.com/columns/energy-savings-performance-contract-cuts-cost-reduces-energy-consumption-energy-at-memorial-elementary-school/ As part of a larger energy savings performance contract (ESPC) in its district, Hart County Schools’ Memorial Elementary School instituted changes that achieved a 66% reduction in energy usage. Through the ESPC with CMTA, a Better Buildings Design and Construction Ally, the school implemented a geothermal ground source heat pump system as well as energy efficiency upgrades after a detailed audit. In this column, learn more about the project that has reduced energy consumption and generated substantial utility cost savings while improving the learning environment.]]> https://www.smartenergydecisions.com/columns/heineken-innovative-partnerships-on-the-path-to-net-zero/ Fri, 07 Mar 2025 05:00:00 +0000 https://www.smartenergydecisions.com/columns/heineken-innovative-partnerships-on-the-path-to-net-zero/ Climate change is reshaping how Heineken operates and defining its plans for the decades to come. Read more about Heineken's journey to net zero and how it is creating innovative partnerships through its global Net Zero Production program.]]> https://www.smartenergydecisions.com/columns/google-our-progress-to-accelerate-carbon-removal-solutions/ Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:00:00 +0000 https://www.smartenergydecisions.com/columns/google-our-progress-to-accelerate-carbon-removal-solutions/ In 2024, Google signed for more than $100 million in carbon removal credits in a combination of independent purchases and deals contracted through buying consortium Frontier. In this column, learn some of the ways Google seeks to advance carbon removal in the coming decades with multiple approaches.]]> https://www.smartenergydecisions.com/columns/how-amazon-approaches-carbon-credits-a-key-tool-in-the-fight-against-climate-change/ Tue, 25 Feb 2025 05:00:00 +0000 https://www.smartenergydecisions.com/columns/how-amazon-approaches-carbon-credits-a-key-tool-in-the-fight-against-climate-change/ In its approach to carbon credits, Amazon focuses on reducing tropical forest loss, restoring degraded land, and advancing technologies to remove CO2 from the atmosphere. Learn more about how Amazon quantifies these actions to track its contributions to the fight against climate change, and how carbon credits fit into its overall sustainability strategy.]]> https://www.smartenergydecisions.com/columns/expert-perspectives-that-navigate-the-future-of-energy/ Tue, 18 Feb 2025 05:00:00 +0000 https://www.smartenergydecisions.com/columns/expert-perspectives-that-navigate-the-future-of-energy/ "Plugged In: Exploring Energy,” Smart Energy Decisions’ podcast series with Constellation, features engaging discussions with industry leaders and experts. each episode explores new and innovative technologies, challenges and opportunities in the evolving energy industry, and uncovers insights that could shape the future of energy. If you’re just tuning in, take a look back at what we've covered so far.]]> https://www.smartenergydecisions.com/columns/2025-energy-codes-outlook-lawsuits-iecc-bps-alignment/ Fri, 07 Feb 2025 05:00:00 +0000 https://www.smartenergydecisions.com/column/2025-energy-codes-outlook-lawsuits-iecc-bps-alignment/ Who doesn’t love healthier, safer, more affordable-to-operate buildings? In this column, Cherylyn Kelly, IMT's Manager of Building Energy Codes and Policy, shares her annual energy code outlook: the good, the bad, and the delightfully mired in political intrigue. ]]> https://www.smartenergydecisions.com/columns/doe-progress-and-accomplishments-in-clean-hydrogen-and-a-look-back-at-major-milestones-in-2024/ Fri, 31 Jan 2025 05:00:00 +0000 https://www.smartenergydecisions.com/column/doe-progress-and-accomplishments-in-clean-hydrogen-and-a-look-back-at-major-milestones-in-2024/ According to the U.S. Department of Energy, momentum for clean hydrogen continued to build in 2024 across the United States and globally, with costs going down, scale ramping up, and key technologies improving in performance.]]>