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Empowering the Market: How Building Energy Performance Policies Encourage U.S. Energy Efficiency

There is tremendous potential to achieve energy and greenhouse gas reductions in the U.S. building stock. Today, U.S. policymakers are turning their attention to existing buildings, where opportunities for greater energy efficiency are abundant but fraught with barriers that continue to severely impede progress. This paper examines how mandatory rating and disclosure policies can help … Continued

Energy Assessor Credentialing Program Profiles: Commissioning (Cx) and Energy Auditor Programs

Update, 7/2012: See a comprehensive list of training and certification programs for energy engineers, auditors, and managers; in commissioning and retro-commissioning; and for facility managers. See also a list of HVAC technician training and certification programs. IMT conducted a review of professional certification programs in the building industry.  There is growing demand from local, state, … Continued

The Future of Building Energy Rating and Disclosure Mandates: What Europe Can Learn From the U.S.

Worldwide, commercial building energy rating and disclosure mandates are becoming more common as policymakers target the building sector in energy and climate protection policies. Although the United States has no policy equivalent to the European Union’s Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), rating and disclosure policies are beginning to appear in states and local jurisdictions. … Continued

White Paper: Rating and Disclosing the Energy Performance of Buildings

With climate protection and energy security issues at the forefront of global politics, improving the energy efficiency of existing buildings is emerging as a central goal for policymakers. In the United States, buildings account for nearly 40% of greenhouse gas emissions,1 about half of which are from existing commercial buildings… (Continue reading by downloading the … Continued

Pine Harbor Apartments: Case Study

The Impact of Energy Costs on Multi-Family Residential Building Value This case study presents the impact of energy savings from retrofits and of energy costs generally on the value of Pine Harbor Apartments, a 208-unit subsidized apartment complex in downtown Buffalo, N.Y. First published in August 2004.   Related Case Studies: Telergy Office Building, The … Continued

Morrison Manor Apartments: Case Study

The Impact of Energy Costs on Multi-Family Residential Building Value This case study describes the energy savings from retrofits and their impact on the value of Morrison Manor Apartments, an 83-unit market-rate student-housing apartment complex in Troy, NY. The complex is privately owned and primarily serves students of nearby Hudson Valley Community College. First published … Continued