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By Jeanne Roberts on July 28, 2011
Tags: China, Turkey, United States, Barack Obama, benchmarking, building energy, building energy efficiency, Building Energy Transparency, CB Richard Ellis (CBRE), clean and secure energy future, energy efficiency, Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, Energy Star, EU, green building, Guide to State and Local Energy Performance Regulations, Institute for Market Transformation (IMT), Netherlands, Portfolio Manager, Roundtable on Implementing Benchmarking and Disclosure Policy, Turkey, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Andrew Burr, Barack Obama, energy, European Union, Richard Ellis, Texas, U.S Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington
The United States, which has been lagging behind Europe – and, surprisingly, China – for most of the last decade in regard to building energy efficiency, has received a boost this week from the Institute for Market Transformation, or IMT, which issued a report that represents a comprehensive review of building energy efficiency measures to date. IMT is a nonprofit NGO vested in energy efficiency, “green” building, and environmental protection.
By Jeanne Roberts on May 16, 2011
Tags: building automation lighting controls, building energy efficiency, electricity, Energy Star, green building, HVAC systems, Kidder Mathews, LEED, LEED AP, Portfolio Manager, Seattle, Seattle green building, T-5 fluorescent lighting fixture, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Green Building Council, Daniel Ramirez, Dave Low, electricity, energy, U.S Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Energy, west coast
Seattle is the latest in a series of major cities to join the burgeoning building energy efficiency initiative designed to save up to 50 percent of the electricity generated in the U.S.
