SOURCE
Enterprise AI for Sustainable Urban Infrastructure
The Platform We’ve All Been Waiting For
Enterprise AI for sustainable urban infrastructure planning and deployment.
Energy efficiency, electrification, demand flexibility, and vehicle charging are mission-critical to resilient and sustainable cities. That’s where you come in.
From family-owned businesses to large energy companies, SOURCE is designed to support retrofit contractors, energy-as-a-service firms, and green banks alike.
Professional Sustainable Infrastructure Made Simple
Accurate designs
Guide customers towards optimized energy solutions with personalized, informed designs for clean energy projects and programs.
Automation end to end
Reduce project development timelines by 50% with AI-powered, investment-grade workflows.
Collaborate in one place
Get on the same page with critical stakeholders—energy developers, building owners, utilities, local jurisdictions, and green banks—to move projects across the finish line.
115 sites.
46,000 lighting fixtures.
7.2 million square feet.
1 contract.
Across the nation, millions of cost-effective commercial building energy projects sit idle due to the upfront costs associated with project planning, energy audits, and obtaining financing. SOURCE is laser-focused on changing that.
Energy retrofit developers leverage SOURCE to provide data-driven program management for portfolio-wide retrofits.
One project included upgrading 46,000 lighting fixtures across 115 locations, accounting for 7.2 million square feet.
From initial sales proposals to setting up energy audits, and aligning financing, SOURCE has cut project design time in half for 67 energy upgrade projects, enabling energy efficiency across the country including HVAC, lighting, rooftop solar, and electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
What They Are Saying
“The ability of SOURCE to go beyond retrofit analysis and support across the project development life cycle is extremely valuable, particularly at times when on-site assessments are a costly first step.”
Eric Noller, Principal, Energy Resources Integration
“The technology and tools at SOURCE offer the possibility of delivering efficiency retrofits faster and cheaper by orders of magnitude.”
Tom Strumolo, Founder, Energy General LLC
“The SOURCE platform brought together all necessary information to get the project investor ready. SOURCE was critical in identifying project potential and aligning partners .”
Channing Lee, CEO, Zues Decarbonization
Meet the Team
Blake Dressel
Blake is a recognized leader in the field of Energy-as-a-Service and grid-interactive efficient building research and development. He has collaborated extensively with key institutions, including the U.S. Department of Energy and Lawrence Berkeley National Lab to drive deployment initiatives that accelerate energy efficiency and decarbonization.
Blake earned his M.S. Civil and Environmental Engineering from Stanford University, where he was awarded a Stanford Impact Founder Prize from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and Doerr School of Sustainability for his work in streamlining building decarbonization services.
Erin Camp
Erin is a leader in building decarbonization, with a proven track record in driving technology innovation. She has spearheaded the development of building modeling technology that supported the transition of over 3,000 commercial facilities to carbon-free operations.
Erin holds a Ph.D. from Cornell University, specializing in geothermal energy, and is passionate about leveraging renewable energy solutions to mitigate climate change.
Eliminating the hassle tax
As SOURCE continues to grow, we’re excited to build a nationwide network within the commercial building energy efficiency and renewable energy community.
Stanford Impact Founder Prize
A collaboration between Stanford GSB’s Center for Social Innovation and Stanford Ecopreneurship Programs was established through the Benioff Ecopreneur Fund. This new partnership between Stanford GSB and Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability aims to support entrepreneurs focusing on environmental sustainability.
June 2023
Tomkat Innovation Transfer Grant
September 2022
The TomKat Center's Innovation Transfer Program assists Stanford University faculty, staff, and students in commercializing breakthrough technologies and innovations in sustainability. Grants are awarded to develop prototypes, to refine business plans, and to conduct customer trials and market research.
MIT Clean Energy Prize Finalist
March 2022
The MIT Climate & Energy Prize competition seeks to move the world closer to net zero carbon emissions by empowering ambitious entrepreneurs to solve the world’s most difficult climate-related challenges. It is the largest and longest-running competition for student-led climate & energy startups in the world.
Stanford Professionals in Real Estate Impact Grant
April 2022
The Stanford Student Impact Fund supports students pursuing an interest in real estate or the broader built environment, all with an eye towards driving innovation and building a larger and more diverse talent pool in the industry.
Stanford Climate Ventures
Janurary 2022
Stanford Climate Ventures (SCV) is focused on supporting and stimulating interdisciplinary teams that research, analyze, and develop detailed launch plans for high-impact opportunities using the new climate venture development framework.
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