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01.17.12  |  Daylight control and performance specifications: LEDs and more
Join Scott Schuetter et al for this informative webinar from Energy Center University.

12.06.11  |  Better Buildings, Better Business, Better Neighbors
John Viner is interviewed in this blog post about the 2012 Better Buildings: Better Business Conference in Illinois.

12.03.11  |  Report touts 'cow power' and more: Farm waste a good Midwest energy source
Joe Kramer is quoted in this article by Tom Content of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

11.28.11  |  Study warms to using geothermal
Scott Hackel discusses the Energy Center's hybrid geothermal study in this archived radio broadcast.

09.28.11  |  Food industry digesters in the Great Lakes Region
This article by Joe Kramer is featured in BioCycle, September 2011, Vol. 52, No. 9, p. 29. Subscription required for full access to article.

09.27.11  |  Why you don't have to be an enterprise to webcast like one
Andrea Minniear Cherney joined Sonic Foundry's best practices series to discuss the Energy Center's successful live webinar approach and how rich media has contributed to our mission and led to new business.

09.02.11  |  Energy recovery ventilation for small commercial projects (PDF)
Wisconsin Perspective magazine article by Scott Hackel.

07.01.11  |  Meeting Professionals International announces 2011-2012 leaders (PDF)
Marge Anderson will serve as volunteer chair of MPI's Corporate Social Responsibility Advisory Council.

05.16.11  |  Scott Hackel receives Consulting-Specifying Engineer's 40 Under 40 award (PDF)
This award is given to 40 building industry professionals age 40 and younger who stand out in their academic, professional, personal, and community achievements.

03.08.11  |  Joe Kramer joins committee
Joe Kramer is participating on an advisory committee for Managing Great Lakes Agriculture and Forestry Waste Biomass, a project sponsored by The Chicago Council on Global Affairs.

01.28.11  |  Daylighting featured on WIDR Kalamazoo
Daylighting is the topic and Tate Walker and Scott Schuetter are talking about it—tune in on Mon 01.31.11 at noon for The Treefort broadcast.

01.26.11  |  Tate Walker Appointed President of AIA-WI Southwest Chapter
Senior Project Manager Tate Walker is the new president of the American Institute of Architects - Southwest Chapter of Wisconsin. He had previously served as the Chapter's treasurer.

06.29.10  |  Plug Load Study on Wisconsin Public Radio
Larry Meiller talks with Ingo Bensch and Scott Pigg about reducing the energy load of consumer electronics (38 mins).

05.18.10  |  Successful training events include good meeting planning
Sherry Benzmiller shares her insights on successful meeting planning and the value it brings to adult learning programs in "Sharpening Your Skills," an article in the current issue of Wisconsin Meetings.

05.14.10  |  UW-Madison's 2010 Climate Leadership Challenge
Susan Stratton was a judge in this student competition that generated ground-breaking ideas to reduce climate change and advance sustainability.

05.05.10  |  Wisconsin leads the nation in farm-based anaerobic digester installations (PDF)
An estimated 1.3 million gallons per day of manure is being digested in Wisconsin's farm-based anaerobic digesters according to an article in Biocycle. The article offers a snapshot of the latest edition of the Wisconsin Agricultural Biogas Casebook compiled by Joe Kramer with funding from Focus on Energy.

05.05.10  |  Energy Center an AgSTAR state partner
At the Fifth AgSTAR National Conference held in Green Bay, Wisconsin, the Energy Center of Wisconsin was recognized as an AgSTAR state partner for our efforts supporting methane recovery initiatives (biogas). Joe Kramer attended the conference and accepted the recognition plaque on behalf of the Energy Center.

04.26.10  |  Connecting supply and demand: attracting talent to lead your utility into the future
In this blog hosted by the Clean and Efficient Energy Program for Public Power, Marge Anderson highlights some of the information she will cover in her webinar "Green Jobs: Connecting Supply and Demand," which airs April 27, 2010.

03.27.10  |  Alliant Energy's Town and Country Report
Annemarie Newman discussed recent Energy Center research in this two-part radio interview with WTDY's Pam Jahnke.

03.01.10  |  Teaching green building
Kathryn Schiedermayer has been appointed to serve on the United States Green Building Council's Education Events Committee (EEC). This committee oversees the development of USGBC educational opportunities including events, conferences, forums and summits promoting the adoption of green design, building and operations practices.

03.01.10  |  Wisconsin: a land flowing with milk and energy
This article by Joe Kramer is featured on DairyDoingMore, a website of the Milk Marketing Board.

02.24.10  |  Four-billion dollar residential retrofit market in Wisconsin (audio file)
Marge Anderson and John Viner spoke with Larry Meiller on Wisconsin Public Radio about the growing market for retrofitting homes to be energy efficient and plugged the Better Buildings: Better Business Conference.

01.04.10  |  Energy in America makes Outstanding Academic Title list
The Association of College and Research Libraries has selected Ingrid Kelley's book, Energy in America: a tour of our fossil fuel culture and beyond, for inclusion in their Outstanding Academic Title list. It is one of 652 publications chosen as the "best of the best" from 7,065 works reviewed by the editors of Choice during 2009.

09.10.09  |  John Viner Makes Regular Appearance on Wisconsin Public Radio
Mark your calendar for the second Thursday of every other month as Energy Center Senior Project Manager John Viner will be a regular guest on Larry Meiller's talk show on Wisconsin Public Radio. John is an expert in high performance homes and will answer questions from the public on renovation strategies and saving energy. Click above to listen to the September 10, 2009 show.

05.15.09  |  Energy Center Announces Promotions and New Employees
The Energy Center of Wisconsin announces the promotion of Steve Kihm and Kathryn Schiedermayer and the addition of two new employees.

03.05.09  |  Ed Begley, Jr. and Marge Anderson on Wisconsin Public Radio
Better Buildings: Better Business Conference keynote speaker Ed Begley, Jr. and Energy Center Associate Director Marge Anderson discuss energy efficiency and sustainable living strategies with Larry Meiller.

01.22.09  |  Energy Center requires offsite venues to meet environmental standards
Beginning in January 2009, only green venues will be used for offsite events coordinated by the Energy Center of Wisconsin.