All Posts Tagged With: "Energy Star"

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Forecast for Energy Efficiency in 2012:
Mostly Sunny

I see more reasons for optimism than pessimism. Many states and utilities are committed to ramping up their energy efficiency programs this year and even more are considering similar steps. In the private sector, new energy-efficient products continue to enter the market.

8Jan2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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So Many Green-Building Regulations –
So Little Time

In green building “Boulder style,” carbon reduction is everything, and 3,000 square feet is the magic number.
The city tied its energy use to Kyoto Protocol greenhouse gas reduction goals. If you build a new house in the city of Boulder, you must have a HERS (”Home Energy Rating System”) score of 70, over and out.

14Oct2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Custom Home Development Seeks Net Zero Goals

Wild Pointe Ranch in Elizabeth will be one of the largest energy conscious communities in the country when complete, as well as the first in the American market to use integrated energy systems.

22May2011 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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Building Efficiency as a Resource

Matt Golden challenged the room with the crux of the current problem. Contractors make more money doing poor work, because they don’t share in the long-term financial benefit of doing it right. He stressed the need to move to a market where contractors predict energy savings and are on the hook for the results of their work.

19Apr2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Cut Energy Innovation in the Name of Jobs?

While it is true that we need to address the ballooning deficit, it is hard to grasp how cutting many of these valuable programs will result in economic growth and job creation. They have been instrumental in developing and deploying cutting-edge energy innovations such as battery energy storage and energy-saving window technology that would otherwise not have been able to secure the financial guarantees essential for bringing them to scale.

22Feb2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Time to Update the Energy Star Program?

The government’s Energy Star system, used to rate products and retrofitted buildings for energy efficiency, could use a fixer-upper of its own, a legislator said this week. One sticking point: the voluntary program uses relative instead of absolute ratings.

1Sep2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Feds Join Efficiency Push — House Approves Incentives for Home Energy Renovations

The legislation is endorsed by the National Association of Manufacturers, National Association of Home Builders, environmental groups, and a coalition of more than 1000 businesses and organizations, including the Blue Green Alliance, Dow, Home Depot, Marvin Windows and Lowe’s.

7May2010 | admin | 2 comments | Continued
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Metro Denver, Colorado Schools in Top Five of Latest Efficiency Rankings

Denver ranks 4th nationally in the EPA’s Energy Star ratings, with 136 buildings in the metro area recognized for efficiency measures that netted nearly $30 million in utility bill savings last year. More good news: Colorado trails only Michigan’s schools for efficiency programs that contribute to environmental protection.

12Apr2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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GEO Launches Statewide Consumer Rebate
Program April 19th

It has taken a few weeks longer than originally planned, but the Governor’s Energy Office and partners are finally prepared to launch a sweeping, statewide rebate program next month designed to bring energy efficiency and renewable energy to tens of thousands of Coloradans.

17Mar2010 | admin | 2 comments | Continued
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GEO Funds Northern Colorado ENERGY STAR Program

NoCO ENERGY STAR Homes is a regional program with a focus on high-performance construction for new homes — homes that perform better than conventionally built homes.

10Feb2010 | 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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Colorado Homebuilder Associations Partner with GEO in Push for Energy-Efficient New Homes

New efforts teaming the GEO and its regional partners for 2009 include more training programs, rebates and mortgage interest rate discounts designed to increase construction of new homes that meet the standards for the EPA’s ENERGY STAR label.

8Apr2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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New ENERGY STAR® Programs Target Colorado Homebuilders and Existing Homes

One of the programs works with builders on newly constructed homes by offering incentives to help offset the added costs of making energy efficiency improvements.

24Mar2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued


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