EcoDistricts create a new shared-energy paradigm that eradicates unnecessary waste and accelerates zero-carbon opportunities to forever change how we interact with the built environment. It reimagines neighborhood design to forever change how our buildings share clean energy solutions.
Energy modeling
Master utility planning
Central utility plants
Heating plants (including steam) and chilled water plants
Heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems
Zero-carbon and zero-energy services
Thermal energy
Microgrids and resiliency solutions
Electrification and decarbonization
Electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure
Distributed energy generation and renewables
Demand-response
Building-to-grid integration
Grid-interactive efficient buildings (GIEBs)
Financing
Battery energy storage systems (BESS)
Stratified thermal storage tanks
Waste heat recovery systems
Ground source thermal energy
Demand response platforms
Virtual power plants
Fuel cells
Microgrids
Transactive energy platforms
Electric vehicles
Electric vehicle service equipment (EVSE)
Electric vehicle charging infrastructure
Combined heat and power (CHP)/cogeneration
Tri-generation
Biogas
Dedicated heat recovery chillers
Phase-change thermal storage
Geothermal
Closed-loop ground source
Open-loop ground source
Wind power
Hydropower
Energy infrastructure and renewable energy development
Central utility plants
Microgrids
Campus shared energy
Neighborhood shared energy
Existing building construction
New building construction
Shared-energy EcoDistricts
Commercial office
State and local government
Healthcare
Life sciences
Data centers
Higher education
K-12 school districts
In an EcoDistrict, buildings are more than standalone islands. Each is a part of a greater, shared ecosystem of energy nodes. These nodes allow for an interactive system that optimizes energy use and allows the built environment to respond to grid requirements.
Our EcoDistrict approach combines five core elements that transform large, complex infrastructure projects into investments in a resilient future.
EcoDistricts unify the entire energy value chain. Sharing energy across buildings eradicates waste and opens new opportunities for zero-energy and zero-carbon aspirations. A unified energy value chain is especially important as distributed energy resource adoption rises. As solar PV and other distributed energy resources connect to the grid, utilities need visibility to forecast, manage and optimize grid operations. Adding smart building controls, Internet of things (IoT) sensors and digital backbones pull local utilities beyond the meter. EcoDistricts are a sustainable solution with benefits for building owners and tenants, for utilities and for our environment.
Zero-carbon commitments take a holistic approach spanning 100% clean energy (generated on-site or purchased off-site), high-efficiency energy targets, electrification and electric vehicle chargers. EcoDistricts enable zero-carbon aspirations with clear, actionable plans.
Utilities and building owners partner early in the EcoDistrict design process. Structured partnerships allow seamless communication between the building and the grid, decreasing energy consumption and adding renewable energy generation depending on the needs of the grid. Conversely, utilities can better forecast energy requirements to better serve communities.
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