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Downtown Seattle Buildings Benefit from Renewable Fuel Facility

October 14, 2009October 21, 2009 by Paul Nastu

About 200 buildings in downtown Seattle and First Hill will be heated by a renewable fuel boiler. The boiler, run by Seattle Steam, will operate on urban waste wood, according to a press release. Using waste wood will displace about half of the natural gas previously used in the operation. ... Read more »

NYC May Audit Large Buildings for Energy Efficiency

October 12, 2009October 21, 2009 by Paul Nastu

A measure before the New York City council would require buildings larger than 50,000 square feet to undergo energy audits, reports the New York Times. Buildings that underperform in the audits would be required to make energy efficiency improvements. The measure would be an extension of the city’s PlaNYC, which ... Read more »

Energy Department, Realtors Form Energy Alliance

April 10, 2009October 18, 2009 by Gina Roos

As part of its new energy alliance, top executives from 19 commercial real estate companies met with U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) officials in New York City to discuss plans to significantly reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions in U.S. buildings. Commercial buildings account for 18 percent of the ... Read more »

The Greenest Building is the One You Don’t Build

April 7, 2009September 14, 2010 by George Ahn

With the passing of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan, $6.7 billion has been allocated for renovations and repairs to federal buildings, including at least $6 billion focused on increasing energy efficiency and conservation. These provisions mark a critical shift in the way we think about green buildings: existing buildings ... Read more »

L.A., San Fran, Houston Top EPA’s Energy Star Building List

March 4, 2009March 4, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Los Angeles, San Francisco and Houston top the list of U.S. metropolitan areas with the largest number of Energy Star buildings in 2008, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Other areas that made the list include: Washington, D.C., Dallas-Fort Worth, Chicago, Denver, Minneapolis-St Paul, Atlanta and Seattle. Energy Star buildings ... Read more »

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