Current portfolio company
Aircuity is the leading manufacturer of integrated sensing and control solutions that cost-effectively reduce building energy and operating expenses while simultaneously improving its indoor environmental quality. Aircuity's game-changing technology of remote sampling with centralized sensing addresses acknowledged deficiencies inherent in conventional approaches to optimizing building ventilation. The result is sensing-based ventilation control that delivers on the promise of buildings designed for both energy efficiency and environmental quality in response to dynamic building conditions at a time when this matters more than ever.
Blue Hill has been an investor in Aircuity since December 2006 and holds a seat on the Board of Directors.
Website: www.aircuity.com
Current portfolio company
Performance Systems Development specializes in providing software, training, and consulting to the building energy efficiency industry. The company provides a whole-systems approach to energy policy, programs, solutions, and software processes, to improve process efficiency. PSD continues to develop TREAT, a leading energy simulation tool for building retrofits, and Green Energy Compass, a residential benchmarking tool. PSD delivers green jobs training, Building Performance Institute certification training, and a licensed curriculum for building professional training programs.
Blue Hill has been an investor in Performance Systems Development since June 2010 and holds a seat on the Board of Directors.
Website: www.psdconsulting.com
Current portfolio company
Princeton Energy Systems (PES) is a specialty energy consulting and project services company focused on on-site generation, advanced energy efficiency, renewable energy and energy management. Princeton has unique strengths and experience developing and designing integrated energy infrastructure projects in a manner that brings the greatest economic value and energy performance to property owners and facilities. Representative customers include: Liberty Properties, Wayne Township NJ and the Philadelphia Water Department.
Blue Hill led equity investment in Princeton and Joyce Ferris of Blue Hill chairs Princeton's board of directors.
Website: www.princetonenergysystems.com
Current portfolio company
BPL Global, Ltd. (BPLG) is a smart grid technology company dedicated to leading the transformation of energy and information delivery. The company provides software solutions and services to electric utilities enabling an intelligent grid to more efficiently manage demand, integrate distributed energy resources, improve service reliability, and optimize cost and capital productivity. BPL Global partners with local utilities, internet service providers, equipment suppliers and financiers to create end-to-end solutions integrating the best in software, communications, hardware and managed services to aggressively deploy smart grid solutions around the world.
Blue Hill is an investor in BPL Global through the merger of Connected Energy.
Website: www.bplglobal.net
Previous portfolio company
Encelium Technologies is an advanced lighting control company which has developed a proprietary building energy control system that reduces lighting related energy costs by 50% to 80% while at the same time improving lighting quality, occupant productivity and workplace ergonomics. Recent customers include Aqua America, Astra Zeneca and Thomas Jefferson Hospital.
Blue Hill was an investor in Encelium and held a seat on the Board of Directors from August 2003 until the sale of the company in 2007.
Website: www.encelium.com
Previous portfolio company
Connected Energy Corp. (CEC) provides an integrated hardware and software solution for remote, real-time Internet based control of mission critical resources including energy and industrial equipment. Connected’s technology enables equipment owners, energy service companies and utilities to monitor energy usage, perform remote diagnostics, predict equipment failure, and dispatch and dynamically adjust load securely through a standard browser. Key customers include Duke Energy, California Energy Commission and Southern California Edison.
Blue Hill invested in Connected Energy in March 2004 and held a seat on the Board of Directors until the company merged with BPL Global in March 2007.
Website: www.connectedenergy.com
Previous portfolio company
Field Diagnostic Services provides internationally recognized expertise for developing leading edge monitoring and diagnostic solutions for the HVAC&R industry. These solutions are generated from proprietary technologies, services and products that deliver front line decision support for technicians, contractors, end-users, and other stakeholders. Products sold automatically document equipment and service performance both at the job site and via the Internet. They reliably detect and diagnose operational problems, recommend preferred remediation, provide repair verification and describe in dollars and cents potential and realized benefits.
Blue Hill exited from its investment in Field Diagnostics in July 2007.
Website: www.fielddiagnostics.com
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