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About Sheldon Mendonca

Sheldon Mendonca is a Manager with Rocky Mountain Institute’s buildings practice, where he leads projects with the Portfolio Energy Optimization initiative. Sheldon manages work with building portfolio owners across multiple sectors including federal and city governments, real-estate owners and large corporations.

Entries by Sheldon Mendonca

Combining Electrification and Deep Retrofits to Decarbonize Canada’s Buildings

6th August 2021/by Lauren Malo, Sheldon Mendonca

As organizations and utilities plan for the future of electrification, efficiency is a critical way to minimize peak demand and make the transition to zero-carbon buildings viable.

How Industrializing Retrofits Can Decarbonize Canada’s Buildings

5th August 2021/by Lauren Malo, Sheldon Mendonca

Old, leaky buildings are a climate problem. For organizations with large building portfolios, this challenge is paramount to reducing emissions. And it’s a critical one for solving the climate crisis.