Through the City Energy Project, 10 major U.S. cities will develop their own locally tailored plans to advance energy efficiency and reduce waste in their large buildings.
May 30, 2014
The new City Energy Project, an initiative from the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Institute for Market Transformation, is designed to create healthier, more prosperous American cities by targeting their largest source of energy use and climate pollution: buildings.
As mentioned in previous columns, commercial building loans and their supporting activity are edging toward pre-recession levels. As of mid-year 2013, U.S. banks had issued just short of one trillion dollars in commercial real-estate loans, up almost 4% from a year earlier, according to official sources.
The Environmental Protection Agency recently upgraded its online energy management and tracking tool, EnergyStar Portfolio Manager, which is used to measure energy performance.
August 15, 2013
The Environmental Protection Agency recently upgraded its online energy management and tracking tool, Energy Star Portfolio Manager, which is used to measure energy performance, water use, utility costs and greenhouse gas emissions for more than 40% of the country’s commercial buildings space.