It’s difficult to ignore the moderate days. The out of ordinary days. The days where you step outside and think, “How is this New York in the winter?” Although in the coming weeks it seems as if the weather will return to its normal, icy self, one cannot ignore the chilling “anomalies” of warm weather that are growing in relevancy and concern. The primary issue with brushing off the ubiquity of climate change is that more often than not, it ...
Read MoreI am truly excited and honored to be a data scientist at BlocPower. BlocPower offers me the chance to work in the most exciting job in the 21st century. In my role at BlocPower, I implement data analytics, machine learning and big data to solve building science and energy challenges.
Read MoreOn Monday we announced the launch of our new crowdfunding site BlocPower Marketplace during an interview with Cheddar, a new media company founded by former BuzzFeed president Jon Steinberg.
Read MoreI joined BlocPower because of a program my high school in Scottsdale, AZ offers called the Senior Research Project. The project allows all seniors to, instead of taking classes in their third trimester, research a central question and work for a company related to that topic. My question happened to be concerned with how retrofits like rooftop gardens being implemented in inner city schools affect STEM-based education. As chance would have it, the interplay of retrofits and inner cities is ...
Read MoreBlocPower is so excited to have our company profiled live from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange with Cheddar today at 4:10pm Eastern!
Read MoreCheck out the IBM Machine Learning Launch Event on February 15, 2-6pm to see BlocPower Chief Engineering Officer Tooraj Arvajeh talk about “Transforming inner city renovation with energy efficient projects though the power of analytics and machine learning.” The free event is at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City and will also be live streamed. Sign up here.
Read MoreBlocPower is proud to be the lead contractor on Community Retrofit NYC, a free city program that helps small co-ops, condos and other 5-50 unit multi-family dwellings in central Brooklyn and southern Queens save energy. To find out how Community Retrofit can help, fill out this form, or call (347) 762-4792.
Read MoreOne of my favorite sermons by Dr. King is called “A Tough Mind and a Tender Heart”. It starts: “A French philosopher once said that ‘No man is so strong unless he bears within his character antitheses strongly marked’. … The idealists are not usually realists, and the realists are not usually idealistic. The militant are not usually passive, and the passive are not usually militant… But life at its best is a creative synthesis. It is the binding together ...
Read MoreDonnel Baird, BlocPower Founder and CEO, is proud to participate in “Race and Pathways to Employment” a solutions-focused discussion with Jami Floyd, host at WNYC; Jordyn Lexton, founder of Drive Change; and Jessamyn Rodriguez, founder of Hot Bread Kitchen. Join Donnel at Solutions Week, 7pm ET on Thursday, January 12 at The Greene Space in Manhattan to learn how BlocPower creates green jobs for underemployed workers from some of New York City’s most vulnerable populations. Get Your Tickets Now! Can’t make ...
Read MoreBlocPower collaborates with IBM to launch new energy efficiency analytics product Cities all over the world are searching for a solution to climate change. Though the challenge is multifaceted and complex, cities have the opportunity to lead us towards a better, more sustainable future. In 2014, Mayor Bill de Blasio introduced New York City’s commitment to climate change, One City Built to Last: Transforming New York City’s Buildings for a Low-Carbon Future. The commitment aims to reduce NYC greenhouse gas ...
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