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The public and private sectors are preparing their resources to assist with building energy efficiency measures. As many local jurisdictions around the country prepare to implement and finalize various rating and benchmarking programs, innovators are mobilizing on both the supply and demand sides of the energy performance market. Here are four hip new examples.

It’s likely that 2011 will see a seismic shift in the landscape of environmental policy. Even in the efficiency world, where using and spending less appeals to both sides of the aisle, there are modulations ahead. With fresh fiscal attitudes adding to a down-trodden economy, the country is looking for innovative and cheap ways to reduce spending and induce growth.