Cara Carmichael

Cara Carmichael, Principal with the Rocky Mountain Institute’s buildings practice where she focuses on net zero energy and deep energy retrofits in the federal and commercial building sectors. She leads efforts on the profitable integration of buildings with the grid. 

Grid-Interactive Buildings: Good for Business and the Environment

Grid-interactive buildings are designed to create lower, flatter, flexible load shapes which reduce operating costs for the building owner. They can also provide services to the grid such as demand ...