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New firm targets energy savings at 450 buildings

Crain's
March 31, 2011

New energy management company FS Energy is promising to help 450 high-rise residential buildings in New York City reduce energy expenses and lessen their greenhouse gas emissions.

Shoot for the stars to power the towers

Sydney Morning Herald
March 25, 2011

Demand is rising for green office blocks as owners and tenants seek to cut costs. 

 The national green star rating system for office buildings is having one important side effect - those that are energy efficient are becoming much more valuable than those that are not.

Energy Performance Score Program Hits 1000 Home Audits in Washington State

PR Newswire
March 22, 2011

Earth Advantage Institute, a nonprofit green building resource and certification group, announced that its Energy Performance Score (EPS) programs in Washington State have produced more than 1000 home energy audits and are continuing  at a high rate.

Deadline Fast Approaching for Submission of New York City Building Energy Use Benchmarking Data

Paul Hastings
March 21, 2011

The deadline for submission of energy benchmarking data for most large buildings in New York City is

just around the corner.  The due date, May 1, 2011, was established by Local Law 84 when  it  was

enacted in 2009 as a component of New York City’s Greener, Greater Buildings Plan.

 

Benchmarking requirements apply to (i) any building that exceeds 50,000 gross square feet, (ii) two

or more existing buildings on the same tax lot that together exceed 100,000 gross square feet, and

Project launched to measure energy efficiency of homes in Greater Springfield

MassLive.com
March 20, 2011

A federally-funded pilot program that will use thermal imaging to analyze the energy efficiency of 45,000 homes in the greater Springfield area sparked debate at the Town Council meeting on Tuesday, as some councilors had concerns about privacy being invaded. 

Seven communities ar

CSE publishes full UK public building energy data

Business & Leadership
March 8, 2011

The Centre for Sustianable Energy (CSE) has published the full Display Energy Certificate (DEC) Register for all UK public buildings, making it publicly available in one place for the first time.

New energy benchmarking law prompts frenzy

Crain's
March 7, 2011

With a May 1 deadline looming for New York City landlords to report energy and water use at their buildings, dozens of firms are scrambling to help property owners measure up. The firms are hawking everything from sophisticated software tools to hotlines and seminars....

IPD launches green property investment index

The Fifth Estate
March 1, 2011

 By Tina Perinotto

More Homes to get Energy Labels

USA Today
February 14, 2011

Just as cars are sold with miles-per-gallon labels, more new homes this year will sport labels estimating monthly energy bills.

KB Home, one of the nation's largest builders, announced Monday it plans to have an EPG (Energy Performance Guide) on each of its U.S. homes by the end of this month. Other builders plan to follow.

"This is a game-changer," says KB Home CEO Jeffrey Mezger.

KB Home to lure buyers with energy bill savings

AP
February 14, 2011

LOS ANGELES — Homebuilders say one of the biggest advantages of buying a newly built home is energy efficiency. However, some of the ways that builders make homes burn less cash might not be as recognizable to buyers as say, kitchen appliances, generous closets and bathroom amenities. So now some builders are boiling energy efficiency down to something every buyer understands: money.

This week, Los Angeles-based builder KB Home will start giving prospective homebuyers an estimate upfront of what their monthly gas and electric bill will be if they buy one of the company's homes.

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