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July 23, 2009

LBNL Study: Building Commissioning is Cost-Effective Way to Cut Energy Costs, Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) has released a report titled “Building Commissioning: A Golden Opportunity for Reducing Energy Costs and Greenhouse Gas Emissions,” which studied data on 643 buildings representing a total of 99 million square feet of floor space, and provides the largest database of case studies on commissioning new and existing buildings. More

June 16, 2009

ASHRAE Releases Advanced Energy Design Guide for Highway Lodging

The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air- Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) has published the Advanced Energy Design Guide for Highway Lodging, with recommendations on achieving 30 percent energy savings over minimum code requirements. More

June 12, 2009

Article: Energy Alliance Connects R&D with End Users

An article in this week’s edition of AIArchitect profiles the Commercial Real Estate Energy Alliance (CREEA). The article focuses on the Alliance’s efforts to increase communication and build partnerships to identify and disseminate ways to reduce energy use in commercial buildings. More

June 2, 2009

DOE Seeks Applications to Establish the High-Performance Green Building Supporting Consortium

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will award a contract to a partnership of commercial building professionals and industry stakeholders to serve as the High-Performance Green Building Supporting Consortium in support of DOE’s commercialization of high-performance building technologies. DOE released a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) May 29 and will select the consortium later this year. More

May 11, 2009

Call for Nominations for the 2010 ANSI Board of Directors

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is soliciting its membership for recommendations of qualified candidates for the ANSI Board of Directors. Only one nomination form per ANSI Member will be accepted. All nominations must be received by ANSI no later than Monday, June 12, 2009. More

May 5, 2009

DOE Releases Commercial Lighting Solutions Web Tool for Commercial Buildings

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has introduced Commercial Lighting Solutions, designed to improve energy efficiency in commercial buildings. The interactive Web tool will help commercial building owners improve lighting efficiency by at least 30% over ASHRAE 90.1-2004. Commercial Lighting Solutions was introduced at LIGHTFAIR International, the world's largest annual architectural and commercial lighting trade show and conference. More

April 29, 2009

DOE Launches the Hospital Energy Alliance

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the launch of the Hospital Energy Alliance (HEA) at an Executive Roundtable on Energy Efficiency and Sustainability at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC. A partnership between DOE and national healthcare sector leaders, HEA promotes the integration of advanced energy efficiency and renewable technologies in hospital design, construction, retrofit, operations, and maintenance. More

April 9, 2009

DOE Launches the Commercial Real Estate Energy Alliance

To kick off the Commercial Real Estate Energy Alliance (CREEA), one of three initiatives that address different sectors of the commercial buildings market, the DOE hosted the CREEA Executive Roundtable on April 9th, 2009, at New York's 7 World Trade Center—the city's first officially certified "green" office building. The roundtable brought together many of the nation's leading real estate owners and managers, as well as key industry associations. More

January 30, 2008

ASHRAE Publishes Energy Design Guide for K-12 School Buildings

A new design guide from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. (ASHRAE) will help new K-12 school buildings cut their energy use by 30% or more. DOE helped with the guide, which was mailed to 16,000 school boards and is available for free download. More

January 24, 2008

DOE Selects 20 Teams for the 2009 Solar Decathlon

DOE announced the 20 teams that will be participating in the 2009 Solar Decathlon. The teams, which come from across the United States, Canada, and Europe, will be challenged with making an energy efficient home that runs entirely on solar energy. More

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