Sergio Dias Consulting

Sergio Dias, president and owner of Sergio Dias Consulting, has been a resident of Spain since 2017, having previously lived in the US Pacific Northwest and Mexico.  He has a strong commitment to ensuring a balance between economical well being and environmental care. 

“I believe we can thrive only if we can find the healthy balance between our desire to expand and thrive economically and our need to protect our environment.  It will require a deep change in the way we approach our everyday decisions but I believe this is a challenge people in every city, region, and country are ready to accept and a challenge that energy efficiency and sustainability programs can help address.”

In 2001 Mr. Dias left a highly successful career in the hi-tech sector to apply his skills, experience, and knowledge to what were then relatively unknown fields: renewable energy and energy efficiency.  In 2006 he joined the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance and launched the region’s first industry-wide effort to "transform" a market through a unique partnerships with executives from manufacturers, NGO's, energy providers, and both state and national governments. 

Now he dedicates his work to ensuring organizations of all size and type take the steps needed to mitigate the climate issues that face us.

“Every business individual I’ve had the privilege of working with, whether executive, management or line staff, cares about the quality of the air they breath, the water they drink and the food they eat.  They are all citizens, mothers, fathers, sons and daughters.  Given the opportunity and provided the right support, I believe businesses can and will be at the forefront of any efforts-- finding solutions to the problems we face and working hand in hand with government agencies, energy utilities, and non-profit organizations to save money, better train their employees, and reduce their environmental impact.”

With strong speaking, leadership, facilitation, planning and business skills, Mr. Dias leads programs that are visionary, effective, and have a significant, positive environmental impact.

In 2009 Mr. Dias founded Sergio Dias Consulting to forward his vision of making sustainability and energy efficiency part of the culture in industry and society.

Commitment To Sustainability

Our company began tracking our carbon footprint in 2017.  We reduce our footprint every year and have a goal to be carbon neutral and zero net-energy by 2025.  Below are details on how we are tracking to our goal:

Our baseline year is August 2017 to July 2018, with a carbon footprint of 20,207 pounds of CO2 emitted.  Our emissions that year were created through: 

1. 62% heating of our office/residence 
2. 27% driving our cars
3. 9% our electricity use
4. 2% our airplane travel

In 2018 to 2019, we reduced our emissions to 15,706 pounds, a 22% reduction, by:

1. Purchasing a highly efficient refrigerator
   
2. Installing LED light bulbs in high-use areas
3. Installing a highly efficient, on-demand boiler
4. Eliminating our air travel

 In 2019 to 2020 our emissions were 13,284 pounds, a reduction of 34% from our baseline.  Our actions this year were:

1. LED light bulbs througout
2. Low-flow aerators
   
3. In-wall insulation
   
4. Purchase of 100% renewable electricity
   

Our estimate for our 2020-2021 emissions are 9,680 pounds, a reduction of 52% from our baseline. Our actions this year are:

1. Installation of a solar photovoltaic system to provide the equivalent of 100% our electricity use and to allow us to drive 10,000 miles annually with an electric car.
2. The purchase of an electric car with a charger that can charge using either the excess from our photovoltaic system or during non-peak hours.

In 2020-2021 our emissions are estimated to come from:

1. 90% from heating our office/residence
2. 10% from driving our car (until our electric car arrives and for long-distance travel)

Our actions to reach carbon neutral are:

1. Installation of a passive solar heating system
2. Installation of heat-pumps throughout our office/residence
3. Purchase of a longer-range electric car for long travel