A building energy strategy must be multi-pronged. Suggestions are to look holistically at the building. I look almost entirely at major expenses that can be reduced and then executed in an environmentally sensitive manner. To recap, CI Works has already in just 4 months reduced our electricity usage to the tune of 9,000 kWh per month on average through our lighting upgrade, recently completed and greatly appreciated by tenant businesses and employees. We are continuing to wor

When CI Works purchased real estate – we looked at building expenses and decided that we had to reduce our operating expenses and felt that it would be a plus to lower the building’s carbon footprint at the same time. We also realized that we now owned a 100+ year old building that looked like it came with lights invented at that time. There also existed the opportunity to improve the working and safety conditions for tenants and their employees. Only problem was – who on

CI Works is pleased to host a Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce after hours mixer on Thursday, May 9 at 5:00 – 7:00. This event provides an opportunity for CI Works to expose our buildings and our business model to members of one of the largest chambers of commerce in Massachusetts. CI Works invites all of our tenant companies to participate by demo’ing products, supplying products as refreshments, or just participate in networking. We have recently undertaken some build

While owners have anxiously waited to execute rooftop solar projects leveraging this innovative approach to lower electricity costs using existing roofs since it was announced by Gov. Baker in 2016, the state continues to shovel shit and get nothing completed - and make no commitments about an actual end being in sight. This seems pretty straightforward to me and is about utilizing solar energy to create a more competitive business environment in MA. I cheated and read the