Commercial PACE is a brilliant concept that conceivably could have great commercial benefit in reducing energy costs in Massachusetts for businesses. It is not an invented program, but an adaptation of an existing national program – successful in other states already. Gov. Baker came up with an interesting adaptation to focus on commercial buildings / businesses exclusively – in 2016. Now, 3 years later nothing has actually been accomplished, or even approved by whatever

Commercial building owners are often not either energy savings nor environmental sustainability focused types. They are just more short term profitability oriented…….or just dinosaurs. For the most part, they do not see capital investments in these initiatives or technologies as providing enough short term results or as primary to their business – hence avoidance rationale. If they can’t sell it, why should they care about it? Here is where more clarity, less conflicting m

Who are you? My name is Pete Cronin. I have WAY too many LEGOs. I had retired from running automobile dealerships due to the effects of Parkinson’s. I recently rejoined the workforce as the Corporate Trainer for the Boch organization. I have been married for 27 years and my wife and I have four children. What is your business? I have a hobby, turned semi-obsession, turned business; building with LEGO. Is there a story behind your business? My son had asked for a particular LE

The old model of long term ‘handcuffed’ leases with fixed footprints and extraordinary provisions to pass through any types of imagined expenses that might occur – or actually never will – is not the buyer market in 2018. Lessees want simplicity and flexibility. Even WeWork – known for flex office space, but mostly for co-working individuals, is now leasing space with large office footprints in major markets. Below from Nov. 1 Boston Globe article included at this link: ht

BareWolf Brewing recently brought a problem they are having to my attention - and my reaction was being thrilled for them. They have almost entirely run out of product inventory. I do not see where having limited amounts of cash tied up in unsold inventory as being a terrible problem. I actually believe that product inventory is an expensive liability to have on a balance sheet for a company, particularly an early stage company. Their product is high quality craft beer wit

Who are you? Blackburn Energy, Inc. What is your business? Blackburn believes that providing low cost technology that enables people to produce power can and will change the world for the better. Our first product, RelGen (Renewable Electric Generation), addresses the increasing need for inexpensive, clean, and “quiet” electric power in long-haul sleeper trucks. RelGen is the only charging system that can fully charge 4 batteries in under 4 hours. This results in enhancing d

CI Works invited state representative James Kelcourse to visit here this past Friday and meet with tenant businesses located here as well as other Amesbury businesses. Jim was very engaging with each company as to his role as a state rep, how his office would provide support to them on issues that they might be encountering whether it was obtaining required permitting or working on key legislation that impacts their businesses, or in connecting them to do business with the st

You could say CI Works is home to a vast variety of clean energy businesses including InRoof.Solar, Blackburn Energy, Cape Built and Building Envelope Materials; just to name a few. They’re all developing very different technologies but with the same goal in mind: creating a product that will better serve the environment and our community. CI Works has orchestrated several introductions and opportunities throughout the years. One of which is the Massachusetts Clean Energy Cen

Who are you? Doug Lamm, CEO, Building Envelope Materials What is your business? We’re developing new technology for zero energy renovations of existing buildings. What problem(s) are you/your business trying to help solve? We’re savings customers 30 – 50% on their gas, oil or electric heating and air conditioning bills – in 1/10th the time and at 1/10th the cost of traditional “deep energy retrofit”. Our process is minimally invasive and can usually be completed in one to two

What is your business? We’re PlusOne Sports, creators of a new sport called FlingGolf. Instead of taking a bag of golf clubs to the golf course all you need is a single club, which we call a FlingStick to play the whole game. Who are you? We’re Alex Van Alen, Founder and Creator, and Steve Bloom, General Manager. Is there a story behind your business? I (Alex) was introduced to golf courses with a ridiculous and active game created by my father and uncle we called monkey golf

Who are you? Jeff Filipov, from Hamilton, MA. I have lived there with my family for 12 years and we bought a fixer upper and did most of the work ourselves. I was always into working with my hands and fixing things, and building with wood since I was about 8 years old. What is your business? Northshore Barn Doors, LLC. We source olde wood from barns, houses, buildings and sheds and repurpose it to create lovely interior barn doors! Is there a story behind your business? I was

Who are you? Asia Scudder What is your business? Sculptor (Asia Scudder Designs) and Non-profit Executive Director, (Art. Tech. Innovation. Inc. 501(3)- c) Is there a story behind your business? I am a systems person. By that I mean that I enjoy working behind the scenes to put collaborative efforts together whether in art, business or innovation. This is how I approach my work both as a sculptor and as a non-profit agent. What problem(s) are you/your business trying to hel

@CI_Works has a new tenant company in January, 2018 – North Shore Barn Doors -https://northshorebarndoors.com . I was talking with Jeff Filipov (owner) earlier this week about his company, products, and processes used. The company name pretty much reveals part of his secret formula. The other formula parts are creativity, sourcing of materials, and hard work producing a high quality product. The product was more of a decorative use, but the process is environmentally frie

Boston has been the beneficiary of robust economic growth. Companies have moved to Boston, companies have remained in Boston, and in summary they want to be in Boston. A large reason for this desire comes from proximity to the magnitude and the quality of education offered in / near metropolitan Boston. The quality of education is unsurpassed and high quality education attracts bright students, and bright, educated individuals are the building blocks for new companies and

Who are you? My name is Jennifer Yurkavich. I am an Energy Healer/Shaman and the owner of Higher Vibration Healing. What is your business? I offer one on one energy-based healing sessions to help clients release what no longer serves them. These might be things like past traumas or experiences, old belief systems, energy blocks, physical pain and much more. Releasing these things helps. Is there a story behind your business? I first discovered Shamanic healing 8 years ago whi

Who are you? UCSA International Inc. - We were one of the first tenants at CI Works. What is your business? UCSA International provides tailored business development, marketing, and sales solutions for a wide variety of companies. We customize our offerings based on each of our clients’ needs. For some, we oversee the company’s entire marketing operation, and, for others, we simply assist in the areas where it is needed most. Is there a story behind your business? After many

BareWolf Brewing completed their first canning procedure this past week and produced 250 cases of three different brews in one day. Now, let’s go through how they got to that point both from both building demand as well as capital equipment directions. They have been very strategic and very detail focused in their execution which other companies can learn from. BareWolf has methodically built up product demand in multiple channels. They started with delivering kegs / logs

Who are you? My name is Mary Boland and I am the CEO and founder of Anchor Hitch Media. What is your business? Anchor Hitch Media is a full service video production company. We produce creative, engaging and strategic videos that bring a brand, product or service to life. As most companies now understand, videos are the most powerful marketing asset on most media platforms. Our approach is a discovery process with companies. We dive deeply into what is unique, exciting or bea