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The Case For A National Building Energy Code

June 17, 2009

Posted by Lane Burt in Solving Global Warming

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buildingcodes, buildings, energyandclimate2009, energyefficiency, waxmanmarkey

Recently, there has been a good deal of media attention given to building energy codes generally and specifically the codes provision of the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES), both good and bad. A couple of these articles piqued...continued

Efficiency in Waxman-Markey: Part 2 – Appliances and Equipment

April 8, 2009

Posted by Lane Burt in Solving Global Warming

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appliances, energyandclimate2009, energyefficiency, waxmanmarkey

Better late than never. As promised in my last entry on the buildings sections of the Waxman Markey draft, here is a review of the appliance section. Subtitle B - Lighting and Appliance Energy Efficiency Programs Sec 211 - Lighting...continued

Efficiency in Waxman-Markey: Part 1 - Buildings

April 7, 2009

Posted by Lane Burt in Solving Global Warming

Tags:
buildings, energyandclimate2009, energyefficiency, waxmanmarkey

It has been a very busy couple of weeks here in Washington. It seems that folks in Congress have gotten the message that building efficiency is a great idea, no matter what the context. This is illustrated by the Waxman-Markey...continued

Lane Burt
Lane Burt
Manager, Building Energy Policy
Washington DC
I am the Manager of Building Energy Policy in NRDC's Washington, D.C. office. My work...
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