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In the process of developing specific project recommendations, the team uncovered several key lessons for the retrofit of large multi-tenant commercial office buildings.
Five of the most important are described below – both to help others take on their own retrofit projects and to encourage further research.
- Developing Robust Solutions Requires the Coordination of a Multitude of Key Stakeholders
- Maximizing Energy Savings Profitably Requires Planning and Coordination
- Tension Exists Between Maximizing Profitability and Maximizing CO2 Reductions
- Creating a Replicable Process for a Whole Building Retrofit is Needed
- Increasing Energy Prices Due to Carbon Regulation Do Not Significantly Affect the ESB Retrofit Recommendation
1. Developing robust solutions requires the coordination of several key stakeholders
Developing robust solutions requires the coordination of several key stakeholders. Planning energy efficiency retrofits in large commercial office buildings must address a dynamic environment, which includes changing tenant profiles, varying vacancy rates, and planned building renovations. In the Empire State Building, the project team included engineers, property managers, energy modelers, energy efficiency experts, architects, and building management.
Each of these stakeholders was needed to help build a robust energy model that addressed the building's changing tenant profile and helped the team model the impacts of its energy efficiency strategies. Coordination also included the tenants. Involving tenants and considering their perspective early on is critical because more than half of the energy efficiency measures that will be implemented at the Empire State Building involve working both with tenants and within their spaces.
2. Maximizing Energy Savings Profitably Requires Planning and Coordination
For an energy efficiency retrofit to be cost effective, the retrofit needs to align with the planned replacement or upgrades of multiple building systems and components. For instance, the Empire State Building had plans underway to replace its chillers, fix and reseal some of its windows, change corridor lighting, and install new tenant lighting with each new tenant.
Since these upgrades were already going to be carried out, the team redesigned, eliminated and created projects that cost more than the initial budget but had significantly higher energy savings over a 15-year period. When these energy savings were accounted for along with the added upfront project costs, the net present value of the energy efficient retrofit projects was better than that of the initial retrofit projects. However, the energy savings are not substantial enough to offset the full capital cost. This means that doing energy efficiency projects well before major systems and components are ready for replacement will likely be cost prohibitive, with a poor net present value. The large volume of existing commercial buildings suggests that there is a tremendous opportunity to reduce carbon emissions from existing buildings through energy efficiency; however, capturing these reductions in a profitable manner demands careful planning and coordination to ensure that energy efficiency retrofits align with building replacement cycles.
For many buildings that are not in or approaching major replacements, there may still be a major opportunity to retro-commission the building. Retro-commissioning improves the operation of existing buildings, many of which are typically run to minimize complaints, rather than optimize energy performance and create comfortable working environments. Retro-commissioning can typically reduce energy use between 5 – 15 percent in most existing buildings. Developing a tool or set of tools that can quickly triage a building to determine if the building is a candidate for a whole building retrofit, retro-commissioning or no action until a few years more; will dramatically improve the effectiveness of funds and efforts directed towards energy efficiency retrofits of existing buildings.
3. Tension Between Business Value and Reducing CO2 Emissions
In the Empire State Building, maximizing profitability from the energy efficiency retrofit leaves almost 50 percent of the CO2 reduction opportunity on the table. The building owner, while still selecting an optimal package of measures with a high net present value, sacrificed 30 percent of profit to deliver more CO2 reductions and improve the lighting and tenant comfort within the building. Changes in energy prices and/or the cost of energy efficiency technologies may help to better align profit maximization and CO2 reduction. However, as things stand currently, there is a gap between the socially desirable amount of CO2 reduction and the financially beneficial amount of CO2 reduction from a building owner's perspective.
4. Creating a Replicable Process for a Whole Building Retrofit
Developing the energy efficiency strategies that will be implemented in the Empire State Building took over nine months of intensive building audits, brainstorming charrettes, energy modeling, documentation, and financial analysis. Although the Empire State Building is a very unique building with unusual challenges, the process used to drive deep energy and carbon savings in the Empire State Building can be made much more efficient. Having completed the recommendations for the Empire State Building, the project team recognizes a number of opportunities for condensing the study period exist, these opportunities include: developing experienced teams, creating tools for rapidly diagnosing and categorizing a building (or a portfolio of buildings), quickly developing a "first-cut answer," and developing and using tools to quickly iterate between financial and energy modeling to arrive at the optimal package of measures.
5. Carbon Regulation Does Not Significantly Affect the Empire State Building Recommendation
The financial decision-making tool helped the team to undestand that the recommended package of energy efficiency measures would not significantly change even if there were carbon regulation that leads to higher energy prices over time. Carbon regulation that changed energy prices by less than two percent per year had little effect on the financial performance of the modeled packages. However, if energy prices rise by over 8 percent (associated with a carbon price of approximately $30/metric ton of CO2), a package with all of the energy efficiency measures that were analyzed (as opposed to those that were recommended), rises to NPV neutral instead of NPV negative.


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Suffragan diocese of Reggio di Calabria. Nicotera, the ancient Medama, is a city of the Province of Catanzaro, in Calabria, Italy; it was destroyed by the earthquake of 1783. Its first known bishop was Proculus, to whom, with others, a letter of St. Gregory the Great was written in 599. With the exception of Sergius (787), none of its bishops is known earlier than 1392. Under Bishop Charles Pinti, the city was pillaged by the Turks. In 1818, it was united on equal terms (aeque principaliter) with the Diocese of Tropea. This city is situated on a reef, in the gulf of St. Euphemia connected with the mainland by a narrow strip. It is the birthplace of the painter Spanò, the anatomists Pietro and Paolo Voiani, and the philosopher Pasquale Galluppi. It has a beautiful cathedral, restored after its destruction by the earthquake of 1783. Here the Greek Rite was formerly used. Only three bishops before the Norman conquest are known; the first, Joannes, is referred to the year 649; among its other prelates was Nicolò Acciapori (1410), an eminent statesman. The diocese has 72 parishes, with 78,000 inhabitants, a Franciscan house, and a house of the Sisters of Charity.
CAPPELLETTI, Le Chiese d'Italia, XXI.
APA citation. (1911). Nicotera and Tropea. In The Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11072a.htm
MLA citation. "Nicotera and Tropea." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 11. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1911. <http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11072a.htm>.
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Ecclesiastical approbation. Nihil Obstat. February 1, 1911. Remy Lafort, S.T.D., Censor. Imprimatur. +John Cardinal Farley, Archbishop of New York.
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That was December 31st, 1998. A discussion group on Yahoo, aptly named "De Ragga Jungle Yard" was created by DJ Natty out of Chicago. The group grew in popularity amongst the young internet and fans of the ragga jungle sound worldwide. In the summer of 2002, Rhygin suggested to Natty that they convert the group into a website. Here's how the first website looked:
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Maria Echaveste is a Senior Fellow at American Progress. She is also co-founder of the Nueva Vista Group, a policy and legislative strategy and advocacy group working with non-profit and corporate clients. Prior to founding the Nueva Vista Group, she served as assistant to the president and deputy chief of staff for President Bill Clinton from May 1998 through January 2001. In this role, Echaveste had oversight responsibility for many of President Clinton's domestic policy initiatives, including education, civil rights, immigration, and bankruptcy reform. Working with a team of core advisors, Echaveste developed communications, legislative, and public outreach strategies for the White House. She also coordinated federal disaster relief, for both foreign and domestic disasters, and focused on international issues relating to Latin America.
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The remora's ridiculousness makes it a fascinating evolutionary puzzle just waiting for the solving. Other species clamp themselves onto other animals–whale barnacles, for example, grow prongs from their shells that anchor them to whale skin–but among fish, remoras are exceptional. Their closest relatives include Mahi-Mahi and amberjacks, neither of which has anything on their head that even faintly resembles the remora's sucker. Only after the ancestors of remoras and these ordinary fish split apart some 50 million years ago, the remoras evolved a remarkably new piece of anatomy.
When you look closely at the remora's suction disk, its remarkableness only grows. It looks like a spiked Venetian blind. Pairs of slat-like bones called lamellae form a series of rows running down the length of its head, and muscles running from the remora's skull to those bones pivot them, creating spaces between the rows.


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ASHVILLE — School officials said Friday that rumors of a bomb threat at Eden Career Technical Center earlier this week were nothing more than rumors. However, authorities with the St. Clair County Sheriff's Department and the St. Clair County School System said they required immediate action.
Sheriff Terry Surles said as soon as he was notified, his department locked down the school Wednesday morning.
"I immediately took action and secured the school," Surles said. "In this age of technology, cell phones and texts are good ways to get stuff started. There was no substance to this, just conversation."
According to Chief Investigator Joe Sweatt, these rumors surfaced on Monday, Feb. 11.
"We received a telephone call from the Leeds (school resource) officer," Sweatt said. "Some of the Leeds kids that attend the trade school had received text messages about the possibility of a bomb threat at the trade school. These kids showed the messages to their parents, and the parents called the Leeds SRO officer."
Sweatt said the rumors began with a student from Springville. Springville High School principal Dr. Robert Harris said the student in question has withdrawn from school.
"He is no longer a student at our school," Harris said.
Authorities searched the school after locking it down.
"We had about 12 officers there Wednesday morning, and locked the school down for about an hour," Sweatt said. "We searched, but did not find anything."
Surles assured citizens that his officers will respond "every time something like this happens."
On Wednesday, St. Clair County Schools Superintendent Jenny Seals released the following statement:
"St. Clair Eden Career Technical Center was under lockdown this morning for about 30 minutes due to a rumor regarding a possible bomb. This incident involved a student that no longer attends school at Eden Career Tech Center.
"The St. Clair County Sheriff's Department came out this morning and conducted a search of the building and found nothing. The incident is still being investigated by the Sheriff's Department.
"We take all rumors very serious at any of our campuses. As always, the well being of our students and staff continues to be a number one priority and we are doing everything possible to insure their safety."


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Information About Feline Lung Cancer
Cancer in any part of the body can be primary or secondary. The specific cancer is called primary cancer if the cancerous growth is known to have originated from the tissue of the organ itself. The cancer is called a secondary cancer if it has metastasized (spread) to the organ from another organ or tissue. For example, when diagnosed, if lung cancer is known to have developed in the lung tissues, it is called primary lung cancer. On the other hand, if the lung cancer that is diagnosed has spread from another part of the body (e.g., the liver), it is called secondary lung cancer.
Primary lung tumors may occur in the lung tissue or the bronchioles, the smallest bronchial ducts. The most common type of lung tumor is carcinoma, which is a malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue.
There is no known cause of feline lung cancer as of yet. However, it is seen mostly in cats that live in urban environments that are therefore exposed to secondary smoke. In the initial stages, symptoms similar to feline upper respiratory infection like chronic coughing (non-productive) can be observed. As the disease progresses, some of the symptoms to watch out for include:
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- Loss of weight.
- Coughing up blood.
- Appetite loss.
- Lameness.
- Dyspnea (difficult or labored respiration).
Further progression of the disease may lead to pleural effusion or accumulation of fluid around the lungs. Eventually, cancerous cells affect the entire organ, with minimal proportions of normal lung tissue. However, in at least 25% of the cases of lung cancer, the clinical signs relating to feline respiratory disease remain concealed for a long time. In many cases, it is too late to treat the disease.
A complete history and physical examination is necessary to establish the prevalence of a lung tumor. A veterinarian is able to decipher between normal and abnormal sounds by listening to the sounds within the cat's body. Muffled sounds from the lungs usually indicate dyspnea, and careful listening reveals whether it is due to a heart disease or not.
Complete laboratory tests, blood and urine analysis are done to evaluate red and white cells, platelets, blood sugar and blood proteins. Certain tests for the liver and kidney are also carried out. The final diagnosis is prepared only after chest radiographs, abdominal ultrasound examination, analysis of aspirate of lung mass and biopsy.
If pleural effusion has occurred, the fluid is removed from the lungs when required to ease feline respiratory problems, including dyspnea. The fluid is sent for examination, which may indicate the prevalence of a tumor and may amount to bypassing invasive diagnostic procedures. However, an aspirate is not as reliable for a confirmed diagnosis as a piece of lung tissue.
Chemotherapy is not very effective in most cases of lung cancer. It may be advised only as post-surgical treatment. In cases of single lung tumors, the involved lobe is removed along with the mass, but surgery is ruled out if cancer has spread and distributed to a great extent. Follow-up home care and veterinary care is critical after surgery, especially if your cat does not show signs of improvement within a set time frame.Sources
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Which food processor best suits your style and the foods you prepare? Food processors are versatile machines that can chop, slice, shred, and pure many different foods. Mini-choppers are good for small jobs such as mincing garlic and chopping nuts.
Consider capacity
Food-processor capacity typically ranges from about 7 to 14 cups of dry ingredients. (Those are manufacturers' figures; we've found that processors typically hold a cup or two more or less than claimed.) Liquid capacity is much less. Choppers, which are designed expressly for small jobs, hold about 3 to 5 cups.
If you regularly cook for a crowd or like to whip up multiple batches of a recipe, you might appreciate the bigger, 11-to-14-cup units. But they tend to be more expensive and heavier than smaller versions and take up more counter space. Models that hold about 7 cups or so are fine for most tasks.
Note that even big food processors can handle small jobs such as chopping half an onion. But using a chopper makes cleanup easier.
Note feed-tube size
Some processors have wider feed tubes than others, which can save you the effort of having to cut potatoes, cucumbers, and other big items into smaller pieces.
Expect to pay more for kneading prowess and quiet operation
Lower-priced models we've tested have strained and jumped while kneading dough. They also made quite a racket, where most of the higher-end models we tested were quiet.
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BGE Credit Agreements Extend Relationships with Minority and Community Banks
BALTIMORE (Oct. 22, 2013) – Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE) and its parent company, Exelon Corporation, have arranged $123 million in credit lines with 31 minority and community-owned banks in BGE's service area and other regions where Exelon operates. In a still challenging economic climate, these transactions help support small businesses and keep dollars in the local economy.
Exelon's minority and community banking program, which began in 2003, remains unique in the energy industry. Locally, the Harbor Bank of Maryland serves as a lead arranger for the credit facility for BGE. Administered by JP Morgan Chase since its inception, the program has more than tripled in credit facility size and quadrupled the number of participating banks.
"In a challenging economic climate, these agreements provide BGE and Exelon with an additional source of credit at competitive prices, while offering minority and community banks with an opportunity to grow their relationships withFortune 500 companies," said Kenneth W. DeFontes Jr., president and chief executive officer for BGE. "These agreements are part of BGE's and Exelon's ongoing efforts to engage minority-owned firms, demonstrate their commitment to diversity and inclusion in all business relationships, and provide greater opportunity for minority banks to participate in major transactions."
"We are pleased to facilitate this unique opportunity to strengthen the relationship between minority and community banks and to provide a greater opportunity to participate in major transactions, while helping to impact the banks' bottom line," said Carim Khouzami, senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer for BGE. "This program provides us with greater financial flexibility, while also supporting the banks that are helping to build stronger communities where we live and work. We hope that sustaining and expanding our relationships with minority-, women- and community-owned businesses will have a ripple effect and help stimulate economic development in the communities we serve."
"BGE has a strong history of developing strategic partnerships with diverse suppliers, and together with Exelon and through programs such as our Focus 25 program, which will assist select minority-owned businesses and guide them through BGE's procurement process, the company is making even greater strides in increasing opportunities for minority-owned businesses," added DeFontes.
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