All Posts Tagged With: "Building Energy Quotient"

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Why Saving Energy Use in Buildings is Easier
Said Than Done

The matter of mastering a building’s energy use, getting maximum performance out of each calorie and electron, is to many people a black art. Buildings account for about 40 percent of the U.S. energy appetite, as well as 40 percent of its carbon dioxide emissions, according to the DOE.

6Oct2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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NREL Sets the Bar for Office Building Energy Use

The Research Support Facility will be a showcase for engineering net zero energy office design. “We want to take energy efficiency to Main Street,” said NREL engineer Shanti Pless. “The key is to make it a requirement and integrate energy efficiency early in the design process.”

29Dec2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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A New Building Energy Label in the Works — Alternative to Energy Star

ASHRAE has said it doesn’t intend to “re-invent the success” of the EPA’s program and that Building EQ will “expand on the type and amount of information the Energy Star program provides.” Still, many building owners and operators are bound to be asking, ‘Is this reallly needed or just costly compliance duplication?’

9Sep2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued


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