Energility Team News
Justin Kale Awarded CRE Designation Energility is pleased to announce that cofounder Justin Kale, CEM, has received the prestigious CRE (Counselor of Real Estate) designation by The Counselors of Real Estate®, an international group of real estate professionals. As a CRE, Justin provides expert advisory services to clients on energy management related to both real […]
Yes, Ohio is Getting Warmer
Yes, Ohio is Getting Warmer When we think of climate change or global warming, we tend to think about polar ice caps melting, sea levels rising, desertification in certain areas, flooding in other areas and extreme weather events. However, being a person who has lived their entire life in the Midwest (specifically central Ohio) these […]
Earth Day 2022
Earth Day 2022 Earth Day is officially Friday though many communities celebrate on Saturday. Earth Day Columbus has volunteer opportunities and a celebration on Saturday. The team at Energility would like to share some of the ways they choose to make a difference on Earth Day and year-round. Jeff Lucky assists his church to help […]
What’s the Difference Between and Energy Assessment and an Energy Audit?
What’s the Difference Between an Energy Assessment and an Energy Audit? Energy audit and energy assessments are common terms used to discuss the study of energy use in a building; some organizations use the terms interchangeably and some have very specific definitions for both. At Energility, we prefer to use the term “Energy Plan” when […]
The Culture at Energility
The Culture at Energility Justin and Craig started Energility with the idea of earning a living while following their passion of lowering environmental disruption. They wanted their company to have a culture that was fun and kind to all while focused on the mission. They wanted their company to share flexibility with everyone, not just […]
What is a Lumen, Anyways?
What is a Lumen, Anyways? For many of us, LED lights are a newer technology that can be somewhat confusing. Many of us grew up being familiar with incandescent lights and then CFLs (compact fluorescents) became popular around twenty years ago with an easy to understand conversion (15W CFL = 60W incandescent). LED lights, though, […]
Thankful for 2021
In July of this year, we experienced the hottest month on record, a glimpse of the future with global climate disruption (https://www.noaa.gov/news/its-official-july-2021-was-earths-hottest-month-on-record). The ongoing pandemic and the struggle of many small businesses to get enough employees to keep going has made 2021 a difficult year. However, we have much to be thankful for and tomorrow […]
Utility Bills Don’t Have to Be Daunting
In the following article Brian Smith gives us an entertaining and informative look at utility bills. Utility Bills Don’t Have to Be Daunting By Brian Smith Fall is upon us. We can trade shorts for a hoodie. People are pulling out their Uggs and North Face jackets like they are relics from another era. The […]
Revisiting the 4 T’s
Happy Energy Efficiency Day! We are going to revisit the 4 T’s Energility uses when looking to reduce energy consumption in a building: first energy conservation and then energy efficiency. The article “The Difference Between Water Conservation and Efficiency” on watercalculator.org (link) describes efficiency as “well-engineered products and fixtures” and conservation as “all of the […]
Saving Water, Saves Energy
Did you know that by conserving water you are also saving energy? Think about how many places you use water that is warm or hot (i.e., showers, dishes, washing your hands). Next, think about how the water gets everywhere it needs to go. The water is not at the top of a hill and flowing […]