Chicago Passes Energy Benchmarking Ordinance
Buildings over 50,000 square feet will track and report energy use.
Buildings over 50,000 square feet will track and report energy use.
If interest is high in building energy efficiency in the United States, why aren’t investments in efficiency growing? Experts from local and federal governments, the private sector, and non-government organizations explored that question at a June 2013 Roundtable Dialogue in Washington, D.C., convened by the Johnson Controls Institute for Building Efficiency (IBE) and the Institute … Continued
Ramping up buildings' efficiency to stem carbon pollution.
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 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
The Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act, S. 1106
A framework for comparing building efficiency policies around the world.
Possessing building energy data is only the beginning.
Benchmarking gives information, power to cities.
Study finds mortgages on efficient homes are 32 percent less likely to default.