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New York’s Apartments, Analyzed

The Year Two benchmarking report has a wealth of eye-opening data—and now energy use for multifamily buildings is available online.

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

Utility Data Sensitivity

This graphic presents the relative sensitivity of energy data from utility meters, from the most private and sensitive (real-time, household-level) to the least sensitive (monthly, nonresidential, and aggregated).

Analysis of Job Creation and Energy Cost Savings From Building Energy Rating and Disclosure Policy

Major U.S. cities and states, including New York City, San Francisco, the District of Columbia, and California, now require building owners and operators to comparatively rate the energy performance of their buildings and disclose building energy-performance indicators to the marketplace. Existing policies are projected to impact more than 4 billion square feet of floor space … Continued

U.S. Energy Rating and Disclosure Policy Would Yield 59,000 Net New Jobs in 2020

An analysis conducted by the Institute for Market Transformation (IMT) and the Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) found that a rating and disclosure policy for commercial and multifamily residential buildings applied nationally would result in significant job growth, consumer energy savings and increased private investment in energy efficiency improvements. The analysis found that such a … Continued

Utilities and Building Energy Codes: Air Quality and Energy Savings Opportunities

Utilities are uniquely positioned to harness the energy savings from improved compliance with codes, yet fewer than 10 states have legislative or regulatory approval to count energy savings from building codes toward energy efficiency resource standards or utility-filed energy efficiency programs. This fact sheet by IMT and the Institute for Electric Efficiency explores the opportunities … Continued

The SAVE Act: Driving Job Creation and Consumer Energy Savings

The Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act of 2011 is proposed federal legislation which calls for inclusion of energy costs in underwriting for federally financed single-family mortgages. Over time, the SAVE Act would drive growth in energy-efficient home construction and energy efficiency upgrades in existing homes, generating 83,000 jobs and $1.1 billion in consumer … Continued