Achieving Net Zero Energy in Commercial Buildings Part 1

June 21, 2012
Lisa Cohn of RealEnergyWriters.com interviews Jeff Blankman, sustainable manufacturing manager for McCormick and Co. and Michael Smith, vice president of solar and efficiency sales at Constellation Energy. They discuss Constellation Energy’s work at McCormick and Co.’s 363,000-foot distribution center, which is now a net-zero building.   Achieving Net Zero Energy in Commercial Buildings Part 1 ]

Lisa Cohn of RealEnergyWriters.com interviews Jeff Blankman, sustainable manufacturing manager for McCormick and Co. and Michael Smith, vice president of solar and efficiency sales at Constellation Energy. They discuss Constellation Energy’s work at McCormick and Co.’s 363,000-foot distribution center, which is now a net-zero building.

Achieving Net Zero Energy in Commercial Buildings Part 1 ]

About the Author

Lisa Cohn | Contributing Editor

I focus on the West Coast and Midwest. Email me at [email protected]

I’ve been writing about energy for more than 20 years, and my stories have appeared in EnergyBiz, SNL Financial, Mother Earth News, Natural Home Magazine, Horizon Air Magazine, Oregon Business, Open Spaces, the Portland Tribune, The Oregonian, Renewable Energy World, Windpower Monthly and other publications. I’m also a former stringer for the Platts/McGraw-Hill energy publications. I began my career covering energy and environment for The Cape Cod Times, where Elisa Wood also was a reporter. I’ve received numerous writing awards from national, regional and local organizations, including Pacific Northwest Writers Association, Willamette Writers, Associated Oregon Industries, and the Voice of Youth Advocates. I first became interested in energy as a student at Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, where I helped design and build a solar house.

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