SRS Blog

Building energy efficiency insights from the innovators behind EPIC
January 12, 2026

Featured Article: Justifying Replacement of Existing HVAC Equipment with Above-Code Higher Efficiency Equipment

Anthony Buonicore, PE, BCEE, QEP, SRS Director of Engineering, discusses how traditionally, contractors have not provided estimates of energy cost savings in equipment replacement proposals to justify the cost premium of higher efficiency equipment. As a result, the building owner is unable to make an informed selection decision. Third party firms can assist contractors in filling this market gap.

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October 20, 2025

Featured Milestone: SRS Surpasses $1.25 Billion Milestone in the Administration of C-PACE Project Financing

Brian McCarter, SRS CEO, discusses how SRS’s groundbreaking work in the early days of the C-PACE industry led to multiple industry firsts that formed the foundation for the industry’s impressive growth, including SRS’s significant milestone facilitating over $1.25 billion in C-PACE project financing.

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May 20, 2025

Featured Article: Estimating Building End-use Energy Consumption Using CBECS, RECS, and CEUS Data

Anthony Buonicore, SRS Director of Engineering, discusses how estimating energy and cost savings associated with replacing existing equipment in small and medium-size buildings (SMBs) can be a daunting task. While building simulation modeling may be the preferred technical approach, its use in SMB retrofits is cost prohibitive. This article discusses a solution to estimate energy cost savings in a time and cost-effective manner for SMB retrofits.

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September 22, 2024

What’s New with EPIC: New User Interface Design

The new user interface design modernizes the look and feel, enhances user navigation, and improves the user experience throughout the EPIC app. It also includes “dark mode” to help reduce screen glare, minimize eye fatigue, and save battery life.

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June 24, 2024

Featured Book: Energy Savings Calculations for Commercial Building Energy Efficiency Upgrades

Anthony Buonicore, PE, BCEE, QEP, SRS Director of Engineering, provides insightful content describing cost-effective practices designed to facilitate a quick assessment of the potential energy cost savings that are realized when replacing existing building systems with highest efficiency equipment. This is particularly useful for the small and medium-sized building (SMB) sector, including how to prepare a cost-benefit analysis of alternative energy improvements to help make the business case to the SMB owner.

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