Energy Efficiency: The Cornerstone of Sustainable Electrification and How CircuitMeter Is Powering the Shift

As the world accelerates toward a carbon-free economy, energy generation—through wind, solar, and nuclear—often dominates the conversation. However, one of the most impactful, cost-effective, and scalable solutions lies in energy efficiency, particularly through retrofitting existing buildings and optimizing data centers. These legacy structures are responsible for a significant portion of global energy consumption and emissions.

Why Retrofitting and Energy Management Matter

Retrofitting buildings for energy efficiency—upgrading insulation, replacing outdated HVAC systems, and deploying smart sensors—can reduce energy consumption by 30–50%. This is especially critical in data centers and high-density buildings where electrification is increasing power density and complexity. Yet, understanding where energy is wasted is the prerequisite to solving the problem.

This is where energy auditing and continuous monitoring play a transformative role. Unlike traditional audits that offer one-time snapshots, continuous energy management ensures long-term optimization and immediate detection of inefficiencies. This model is not only effective but essential for achieving net-zero targets, complying with ESG reporting, and managing operational costs.

CircuitMeter: Real-Time Energy Intelligence

CircuitMeter is at the forefront of this transformation. Its IoT-enabled platform provides real-time, circuit-level submetering combined with advanced cloud analytics. With over 200,000 voltage samples per second and seamless integration across commercial, industrial, and residential environments, it turns energy data into actionable intelligence.

For example, CircuitMeter’s deployment in the Fairmont Royal York Hotel identified $1 million in energy savings—a 35% reduction—with an impressive 1,700% ROI. Similarly, in Canada’s first Net Zero registered commercial building, evolv1, CircuitMeter ensured the performance of renewable systems like solar and geothermal met rigorous efficiency standards. For industrial operations, such as Plexus Corp.’s global manufacturing network, CircuitMeter's continuous monitoring uncovered a 25% energy reduction opportunity during its pilot—leading to rollouts in 18 facilities globally.

Data centers are massive energy consumers, often operating at high loads 24/7. CircuitMeter enables forensic-level metering across servers, cooling systems, and power distribution units. By identifying overuse and abnormalities in real time, data centers can preempt outages, improve power quality, and reduce both costs and emissions.

For example, Walmart Logistics and Steripro Canada both leverage CircuitMeter to monitor 50–100 pieces of equipment in real time, allowing precise load management and process-specific energy optimization.

Unlike older systems that are expensive, difficult to scale, and lack real-time analytics, CircuitMeter offers secure, encrypted “data push” technology and remote firmware updates. This enables seamless scaling across thousands of buildings, aligning with policies such as New York City’s LL88/LL97 and the GHG Protocol.

In the race to net zero, retrofitting and energy efficiency are not optional—they’re foundational. CircuitMeter's platform doesn’t just measure energy use; it transforms how buildings and data centers operate, proving that sustainability and economic performance can go hand-in-hand. For a truly electrified, low-carbon future, making energy visible—and manageable—is the key.

Please contact Mitchell Hauser for more information or to arrange a meeting with Paul Mertes, CircuitMeter's CEO.

ZS2 Technologies Scales First Domestic Production of Magnesium Cement Technologyin North America

ZS2 is a leader in developing magnesium cement technology aimed at decarbonizing the construction industry while providing products that have superior strength and fire retardance. The Company develops, manufactures, and commercializes advanced low-carbon building technologies.

ZS2 Technologies has announced the launch of its second-generation (Gen 2) magnesium cement building materials, backed by verified fire performance, patented low-carbon technology, and domestically sourced inputs. The Gen 2 platform marks a major step in the North American scale-up of climate-resilient construction materials, offering a durable, non-combustible alternative to traditional gypsum, oriented strand board (OSB), and imported MgO products. Gypsum and OSB are widely used in residential and commercial construction for wall assemblies and sheathing but are prone to mold, moisture damage, and limited fire resistance—leading to costly repairs, insurance concerns, and accelerated material failure on-site.

Please contact Mitchell Hauser or Tony Coretto for further information or to arrange a meeting with Scott Jenkins, ZS2's CEO.

Record Wash Volumes and Revenues

Splash, the leader in sustainable automated carwashes in China (the world’s largest market), continues to break records:

• Total services reached 47k for the month, ~30% from Splash's previous best. Splash also recorded its highest single day ever (2,900 washes: +41% over the previous record) and the best daily average in company history (1,550 washes/day)

• Average daily volume for the full portfolio was 46 for the month, and for Splash's “scalable portfolio”, it was 61. For the portfolio, this represents a 47% increase over Splash's previous best monthly ADV, in March 2025.

• Splash sold more than 2,900 subscriptions in April—a new company record that’s 33% higher than the previous record in November 2023, which had been boosted by a major 11.11 sales promotion.

• The site Splash opened in February became profitable in its first month. In April, it hit ADVs Splash hadn’t forecast until November (~15), and it exceeded mid-2026 forecasted ADVs on six separate days within the past month.

• Splash's active Hydrocycle sales pipeline now exceeds $50 million across more than 20 opportunities. A conversion rate of just 10% would generate sufficient profit to fund all of Splash’s operations and development through the end of 2025.

  
  

For further information or to set up time to speak with Splash's CEO, Rob Shesol, please contact Tony Coretto.

WAVE reaches 150+ deployments

WAVE Drowning Prevention Systems builds momentum:

• Surpassed 150 systems in the field across 29 states

• Signed a Preferred Vendor Agreement with Boys & Girls Clubs of America and was featured at their recent annual National Conference.

• Started upgrade program adding swimmer wearables to lifeguard-only systems to provide a complete drowning prevention systems: first two customers upgraded.

• Increased ARR by 113% over the past year through growth of installed base and by upgrading ongoing warranty and support services program.

  
  

WAVE is now raising up to $700k in Convertible Notes with 5% accrued interest and 20% discount on conversion with a $10M valuation cap. $385k of the $700k round has been committed and the remaining $315k is available until June 30th. Minimum investment is $15k.

Please contact Mitchell Hauser for more information or to arrange a meeting with Mark Caron, WAVE's CEO.

Farzad Mousavi, Associate, recently published a short paper on "Cross-Sector Collaboration: The New York Green Bank (NYGB), The New York City Panel on Climate Change". You can read to full report here.