We are at six months into our company and I can honestly say what a fantastic idea this was. No day is without its challenges, however the opportunity to directly support our clients and do great work makes it all worthwhile. In our consulting practice…

We are excited to announce our new company to the world, Red Car Analytics! We are a team of passionate building performance engineers and consultants who believe the built environment can design better, build better, and operate better. With a focus on great people, forward…

Commercial buildings are getting a lot of attention recently to improve their energy use and become more sustainable in their operations. Terms like Net Zero Energy are becoming talking points for developers, cities, corporations and even states (CA). The popularity of commercial building energy efficiency…

Years ago, I spent many nights wishing I could discover a better way to evaluate some of the most obscure metrics in circulation in the California building energy industry. In particular, the long-term cost metrics California uses to estimate the cost of electricity and gas…

Energy management systems (EMSs) have become a popular tool in high performance buildings. You may have heard the term or have some familiarity with the concept; however, a lot of confusion persists in the building industry about what constitutes an EMS and how and when…

At Red Car Analytics, we love our building energy models, although we are the first to admit that getting real value out of a model can be as much an art as science. I recently gave a presentation about finding the value in building energy…