Business Chief US+CAN Magazine March 2017 | Page 13

US Naval Academy SWAP team a technical hub available to aid those unsure of which technologies they should invest in , financial advice for those who may be seeking to enable their CFO to think differently , and a service to help track energy usage in order to manage it effectively . The other element to this support
learning , and collaborating on ideas .
“ While we established the importance of sharing information , we were trying to think about how we could prove it in a way that was fun and engaging ,” explains Vargas . “ Energy efficiency by itself is typically

Nobody is going to complain if you use LESS ENERGY . A kilowatt does not have a union

is connecting partners with one another , removing the element of competition by opening avenues for them to help each other . To illustrate the effectiveness of this , Vargas and her team started the Better Buildings SWAP , which sees two organizations swapping places , not the most exciting of topics , and yet the reality is there ’ s a lot of really cool stuff going on . We realized that even if companies were willing to share information , they probably thought they could only share within their own sector . A hospital can only learn from other hospitals , a grocery
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