Chicago-based facility remains open; Serious and Union partner on exploring options for the plant

Serious Energy and UE (United Electrical Workers Union) Local 1110 have reached an agreement to resolve yesterdays’ situation at the Chicago-based window facility. Members of the press received incomplete and incorrect information that Serious Energy would be closing the facility immediately. The Chicago plant remains open at this time, and the parties are working together to find a new owner if possible and explore all other options. Both UE and Serious Energy apologize for any resulting confusion.

The goal: To offer zero-cost upgrades to commercial buildings by reducing energy consumption

Sunnyvale, CA - December 2, 2011 - Serious Energy Inc., a leader in energy efficiency solutions that increase the value of buildings, is proud to announce that it is a founding Financial Ally of the Better Buildings Challenge, an initiative to make America’s buildings 20 percent more efficient over the next decade, reducing energy costs for American businesses by nearly $40 billion. Serious Energy offers building upgrades without any up-front cost, with guaranteed reductions in the energy bill ranging from 10-30%.

President Obama announced the challenge today at the White House, which will involve $4 billion in investments in upgrades to federal and private sector buildings over the next two years.

Sunnyvale, CA—November 9, 2011—Serious Energy, Inc., the leader in energy efficiency solutions that increase the value of buildings, today announced it has acquired Agilewaves, Inc., a building energy management technology company. Upon closing of the transaction, the engineering and advanced capabilities of the Building Optimization System (BOS) created by Agilewaves will be integrated with those of Serious Energy’s SaaS energy efficiency platform which represents the next generation of building energy analytics, algorithms, and control that makes it easier to save energy and maintenance costs, save time, and create more comfortable, valuable buildings. All of Agilewaves customers will eventually be migrated to a comprehensive consolidated platform.

Sunnyvale, CA—November 3, 2011— Serious Energy, Inc., a leader in energy efficiency solutions that increase the value of buildings, today announced it has retained the Clean Energy practice group of Grubb & Ellis Company, a leading real estate services and investment firm, to identify opportunities with occupiers and owners across the U.S. interested in making energy efficiency upgrades to their buildings. Grubb & Ellis will introduce Serious Energy’s building upgrade service at zero cost to building owners.

Just give us your utility bill, says CEO Kevin Surace.

Sunnyvale, CA—November 3, 2011 — Serious Energy Inc., a leader in energy efficiency solutions that increase the value of buildings, today formally launched SeriousCapital, a service that cuts energy and maintenance costs and creates more comfortable and efficient properties for building owners and tenants – at zero upfront cost.

Sunnyvale, CA—November 1, 2011—Serious Energy, Inc., a leader in energy efficiency solutions that increase the value of buildings, today announced that Quiet® Soundproofing System is the core enabling technology in the renovation to be featured in this week’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, airing November 4th, 8/7C on ABC. The episode focuses on rebuilding the home of Staff Sergeant Allan Hill of Ottawa, Kansas, who was nearly killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq. After almost a year in treatment for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) the Sergeant’s ability to move back home to his family hinges on interior tranquility and high acoustic performance of the house. The Quiet Soundproofing System, including QuietRock® soundproofing drywall, QuietSeal® Pro acoustical sealant, and QuietPutty™, was chosen to accomplish the soundproofing performance and ensure entire build was completed in seven days by 2,000 volunteers.

Serious Energy ranks as one of the 500 fastest growing technology firms in North America over the past five years

Sunnyvale, CA—October 21, 2011—Serious Energy, Inc., the leader in energy efficiency solutions that increase the value of buildings, is one of the winners of the prestigious 2011 Technology Fast 500 Awards sponsored by consulting firm Deloitte LLP that honors rapidly growing companies in high tech.

New York Stock Exchange Selects SeriousGlass for Energy-Saving Glass Retrofit

Sunnyvale, CA – October 3, 2011 - Serious Energy, Inc. today announced that its super-insulating SeriousGlass commercial glass has been installed in the New York Stock Exchange building, a designated National Historic Landmark. SeriousGlass was selected to modernize the 104-year-old building to reduce energy use while maximizing natural daylighting and improving year-round comfort. The SeriousGlass retrofit will increase the thermal performance by almost 60% and reduce solar heat gain by 40% compared to the original glass. Approved by the Landmark Preservation Commission, SeriousGlass enables state-of-the-art, high energy performance for the building without altering the aesthetics or integrity of the building’s historic exterior. The same SeriousGlass technology was utilized for the retrofit of all 6,514 windows of the Empire State Building as a critical part of its whole building energy efficiency retrofit project.

Sunnyvale, CA – September 27, 2011 – Serious Energy today announced a technology partnership with U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), creators of the LEED green building program and LEED Online. Coined LEED Automation, the partnership enables users of LEED to easily sync up data and information with LEED Online, the software platform that manages the LEED green building certification process, and drive continuous improvement in their buildings.

QuietSeal™ Pro acoustical sealant engineered for fast application, maximum performance, and reliable results for any soundproofing project

SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Serious Energy, Inc. today announced new QuietSeal Pro acoustical sealant — engineered to work together with QuietPutty™ and QuietRock® drywall for reliable, high performance, low total cost soundproofing. QuietSeal Pro is designed to maximize high acoustic performance in any soundproofing project. With a new and improved formula, QuietSeal Pro acoustical sealant is fast, easy to use, and offers a hassle free clean up. This low VOC and water based sealant remains soft preventing sound from passing through.

Launches new release of SeriousEnergy Manager™ Enterprise Energy Efficiency Platform

Sunnyvale, CA – July 19, 2011 – Serious Energy today launched a new release of SeriousEnergy Manager enterprise energy-efficiency management platform.  This new release especially enhances the pivotal role facility teams play in delivering energy savings and occupant satisfaction with greater ease and precision than ever before, ultimately creating more valuable buildings for both building owners and the people who occupy them.  SeriousEnergy Manager 3.1 includes powerful building intelligence reporting capabilities, advanced fault detection and diagnostics (FDD) for HVAC (heating, ventilation, air conditioning) equipment, and more sophisticated monitoring and analytics applications.

QuietRock ES Mold Resistant acoustic drywall patented easy-to-snap technology drives lower installed labor costs than other brands

Sunnyvale, CA — July 12, 2011 — Serious Energy, Inc. today announced a new addition to its EZ-SNAP™ platform of industry leading QuietRock® soundproofing drywall solutions saving labor, time, and costs. Optimized with patented core technology, this new generation of acoustic drywall products is four times easier to score and snap than other soundproofing drywall brands, offering a lower total installed cost, sound-reducing fire-rated Type X drywall solution.

Serious Materials announced today that it has changed its name to Serious Energy. The new name reflects the company's suite of energy software services and advanced building products designed to increase the value of America’s buildings, for both owners and occupants. For building owners, the goal is to increase net operating income. For occupants, the goal is to increase comfort, productivity, and health at lower operating cost.

iWindow offers high energy-saving and comfort performance without replacing existing glass, virtually eliminating occupant disruption, and enabling rapid retrofit

New and improved sound damping technology delivers superior noise control performance at 30% lower cost than competitive products

SUNNYVALE, CA, January 11, 2011 – Serious Energy today launched QuietGlue Pro soundproofing glue that outperforms other sound damping glue products at 30% lower price for the do-it-yourself, home studio, and home theater markets. QuietGlue Pro is specialized glue that is applied between two pieces of regular drywall to create damped noise-reducing walls. QuietGlue Pro is the cheapest, highest performing solution specifically for DIY applications where labor cost is typically zero ($0).

Easy-to-deploy turnkey solution for commercial buildings and schools; allows anywhere, anytime access to real-time energy usage analytics and controls.

Sunnyvale, CA – January 31, 2011 - Echelon Corporation (NASDAQ: ELON) and Serious Materials today announced that they are collaborating to deliver the Echelon Building Energy Management solution, a new energy-saving offering for commercial, government and education facilities.  The intelligent energy solution leverages Serious Materials’ software-as-a-service (SaaS) energy efficiency platform, SeriousEnergy Manager.  Easy to deploy and manage, early adopters of the solution are saving 20 percent or more on their building energy bills. The Building Energy Management solution will be available through Echelon’s Solution Partner channel at the end of the Q1, 2011.

The Empire State Building today announced the completion of a building-wide window refurbishment. The initiative is one of eight measures implemented at the Landmark as part of an innovative energy retrofit project announced in April 2009 with President Bill Clinton and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. The building's 6,514 windows were refurbished through a groundbreaking process that reused 96 percent of the existing glass and frames. The initiative alone will directly reduce building energy costs by more than $400,000 annually.

SeriousEnergy Manager™ produces immediate energy savings of 10% - 15% with payback in one to two years

SUNNYVALE, CA, September 27, 2010 – Serious Energy, formerly known as Serious Materials, the leading provider of high-tech solutions that reduce energy usage in the built environment, today announced SeriousEnergy Manager, a software-as-a-service platform that provides building owners and property managers with continuous monitoring, analysis, optimization and control of overall energy usage in commercial buildings. Used in over 60 buildings in the U.S. and India to date, SeriousEnergy Manager provides consistently fast energy-savings of 10 to 15 percent for rapid total solution payback in one to two years.

Study Offers Solid Data for Cost-Effective Residential Retrofits and New Construction (full press release below)

SUNNYVALE, Calif. – August 3,  2010 –  Serious Energy, nee Serious Materials, the leading provider of high-tech products and services which reduce energy usage in the built environment, today announced that a recently completed study ranks high R-value windows as the number one consideration for optimum energy-saving performance and return on investment for both residential retrofits and new home construction.

SeriousEnergy Manager™ provides building owners, property managers, and facility teams with advanced energy management, analytics and control to meet the new international energy management standard