Kelly Vaughn

The net-zero energy (NZE) opportunity for all.

Green leases, like one held by TD Bank, reduce office building energy consumption, save costs and create competitive advantage for building owners.

The Rocky Mountain Institute is among the new tenants at an ambitious new development in the Colorado city.

Rocky Mountain Institute and the Institute for Market Transformation create standards to help commercial renters understand what a green lease promises.

Considering their large electricity bills, could schools save money and improve children’s education by investing in net zero energy buildings?

From building retrofits to energy generation, there are just a few areas -- each of which poses big challenges -- that, if tackled right, can put us on the path to a clean energy future.

The two biggest drivers of increased energy modeling in buildings — building owners’ need to comply with regulations and codes, and desire to comply with voluntary programs — do not best support widespread low-energy building design and operation.

With commercial building retrofits moving toward center stage, the demand for energy modeling services may soon be in the spotlight. While there have been great improvements in modeling tools over the last decade, more work needs to be done to maximize energy efficiency and achieve aggressive performance goals.

The question is no longer whether electric vehicles are coming, but "How fast?" and "Where first?" In a recently published report, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants and RMI's Project Get Ready looked at the 50 largest metro areas in the U.S. to see how they stack up in terms of EV readiness.

Although solar photovoltaic electricity has reached grid parity in select markets, the high cost of solar has hampered it from becoming a true game-changer. The Rocky Mountain Institute recently convened more than 50 industry stakeholders and outside experts to devise ways to bring solar to scale.