energy.gov - 10/1/2009
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The Department of Energy, through the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s (EERE) Building Technologies Program works closely with the building industry and manufacturers to conduct research and development on technologies and practices for energy efficiency. The Department also ...
energystar.gov - 10/1/2009
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energystar.gov —
Strategy Bring Your Green To Work Guidelines for
Energy Management Get started by applying our proven strategy...
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easyecoblog.com - 10/1/2009
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easyecoblog.com —
Work in a Commercial building and want to
help save energy? Ask the landlords if they have...
done Building Commissioning. Building Commissioning is the art and science of maximizing the energy efficiency of commercial buildings. The Lawrence Berkeley Lab has a paper describing this. The author ...
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Building Commissioning – Saving Energy in Buildings
inhabitat.com - 10/9/2009
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inhabitat.com —
It’s finally the week of the Solar Decathlon
competition! From Thursday, October 8 to Friday, October 16,...
20 multi-disciplinary students teams made up of architects, engineers, and designers will participate in 10 contests to determine the winner. You can take a peek at each ...
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Links Roundup of the Week: Solar Decathlon
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Strategies for Promoting Energy Efficiency in Buildings
Switchboard, from NRDC —
... Labels (LEEDTM, ENERGY STARTM) to draw builders to the right and move the middle.
Short-term incentives (utility programs, retrofit incentives, financial incentives) to make it worthwhile to pursue beyond code practices and achieve normative labels.
Long-term incentives (tax-incentives) to encourage development in more efficient technologies and expand the right tail.
Focused research and development funding to push the right tail as far to the right as ...
Strategies to promote energy efficiency in buildings
Grist - the Latest from Grist —
... to increase the height of the bulge in the middle. Normative Labels (LEED, ENERGY STAR) to draw builders to the right and move the middle. Short-term incentives (utility programs, retrofit incentives, financial incentives) to make it worthwhile to pursue beyond code practices and achieve normative labels. Long-term incentives (tax-incentives) to encourage development in more efficient technologies and expand the right tail. Focused research and development funding to push the right tail as far to the right as possible. Finally, ...
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