Building Efficiency Key to President’s Climate Plan
Ramping up buildings' efficiency to stem carbon pollution.
Policy
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The Latest
Economist Intelligence Unit, GBPN Identify Strategies for Scaling Up Efficiency
Energy Efficiency Efforts in U.S. Buildings Should Focus on Improvements in Regulation and Financing New Briefing Paper by the Economist Intelligence Unit and the Global Buildings Performance Network Identifies Key Strategies for Scaling Up Efficiency In the United States, buildings account for 41 percent of primary energy consumption, more than the transport or industrial sectors. … Continued
Achieving scale in the US: A view from the construction and real estate sectors
Achieving scale in the US: A view from the construction and real estate sectors is an Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) paper commissioned by the Global Buildings Performance Network. This paper focuses on how companies in the U.S. approach energy efficiency investments, the challenges and opportunities they face, and the role played by innovative financing in … Continued
Senators Bennet and Isakson Reintroduce SAVE Act
The Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act, S. 1106
A Look Behind the Curtain of Energy Performance
A framework for comparing building efficiency policies around the world.
Energy Data and “Solutionism”
Possessing building energy data is only the beginning.
How Benchmarking Makes Cities Smarter
Benchmarking gives information, power to cities.
Owners of efficient homes less default-prone
Study finds mortgages on efficient homes are 32 percent less likely to default.
New: Utilities’ Guide to Data Access
Advice on how utilities can facilitate energy and water benchmarking.
Utilities’ Guide to Data Access for Building Benchmarking
In July 2012, a working group comprised of local utilities, utility regulators, building owners, and experts from the real estate, academic, and energy efficiency fields came together to examine utility efforts to provide building operators with better access to energy consumption data for their buildings. A product of the working group, this report identifies best … Continued