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The Commercial Building Modernization Act reforms and extends the tax deduction for energy-efficient commercial and multifamily buildings.
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Thirteen companies have now joined the California Best Buildings Challenge, which has aggressive two-year goals for energy, water, and waste reductions.
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Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, and Montana’s capital cities will receive help from the EPA to create healthy communities through green development.
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The LEED-Platinum home on the NIST campus will serve as a testing laboratory for energy-efficient technologies.
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The first city in the country publicly posts commercial building energy data for 2,065 buildings gathered by a mandatory benchmarking law.
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The fifth public comment period will be open until Dec. 2.
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Andrew Burr, director of building energy performance policy at the Institute for Market Transformation, talks about the rise of legislation requiring energy-use disclosure.
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Standard 202P, Commission Process for Buildings and Systems, identifies the minimum acceptable commissioning process. Public review period runs until Oct. 1.
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High-performance buildings should not be seen as too complicated, too expensive, or simply as a one-off effort in a big-name firm's portfolio.
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As the U.S. General Services Administration continues to evaluate green-building systems for use in its projects, more than 1,200 businesses and organizations sign on to a letter asking the organization to continue using LEED.