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Mind Your Administrative P’s & Q’s When Rejecting Energy Code Changes

written by Walter Wang

The Court of Appeals of the State of New Mexico handed down a limited win for energy code advocates, holding that adopting changes to building codes that removed energy conservation provisions without any justification violated administrative procedure. The decision is available here.

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April 11, 2013 0 comment
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PennEnvironment Releases Energy Efficiency Study Just in Time

written by Walter Wang

PennEnvironment released the "Building A Better America" study yesterday quantifying the benefits of strong building codes and other policies promoting energy efficiency.  A press release summarizing the findings is available here, and the study can be downloaded here. 

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March 16, 2012 0 comment
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Zero Energy Buildings: Closer Than You Might Think

written by Walter Wang

It’s probably a safe bet to assume you’ve never been in or even passed by a zero energy building. The U.S. Department of Energy lists only eight zero energy buildings in the U.S. on its high performance building database (though there are a few others scattered across the U.S.). A number of developers, such as

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March 12, 2012 0 comment
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PA Code Council Votes to Reject 2012 ICC Changes, Delay Code Updates until at least 2018

written by Walter Wang

Building energy codes that require increased energy efficiency are one of the most effective mechanisms for reducing energy consumption of our building stock. It has been stated that building energy codes are the “quickest, cheapest and cleanest way to improve energy efficiency in the building sector.” 

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March 3, 2012 0 comment
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Energy Efficiency Policy Report Published

written by Walter Wang

As I mentioned in a previous post, I led a study this summer analyzing the legal policy and process factors impacting commercial building energy efficiency in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.  The study was commissioned by the Department of Energy-led Greater Philadelphia Innovation Cluster

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November 16, 2011 0 comment
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Seattle Joins Commercial Benchmarking Movement

written by Walter Wang

On May 11, the city of Seattle launched a commercial benchmarking program for commercial buildings, joining Washington, D.C., New York City, San Francisco, Austin, and the states of California and Washington in requiring building owners to track and disclose their energy bills to prospective buyers

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May 23, 2011 0 comment
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