Sentences with phrase «building efficiency policies»

This report reviews the implementation of the energy efficiency provisions of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA), including vehicle fuel economy standards, the light bulb standard, appliance and equipment standards, energy use labels, building efficiency policies, federal energy management, and efficiency programs.

The Building Efficiency Accelerator (BEA) is a public - private collaboration that turns global expertise into action to accelerate local government implementation of building efficiency policies and programmes.

Building developers and owners have been fueled by state and local building efficiency policies and incentives, the report explains.

Not exact matches

The Policy Loftness and others recommend that the federal government encourage efficiency through tax incentives and stricter standards for appliances, vehicles, and buildings to meet the goals of the American Clean Energy and Security Act.

The new study includes other strategies beyond current policies to help reach the 2025 goal: staunching methane leaks (121 million tons), reducing the use of refrigeration chemicals that are powerful greenhouse gases (67 million tons), and increasing efficiency standards for appliances and buildings (29 million tons each).

The plan is «the first comprehensive plan of any city to address energy efficiency and greenhouse gases for the existing building sector,» said the Bloomberg policy adviser, Laurie Kerr.

Based around a website www.less-en.org, LessEn showcases best practice through events, campaigns and a current knowledge bank of case studies, policy summaries, energy efficiency products and building efficiency news.

Effective Coverage has spent years meeting the insurance needs of renters in Silver Spring, and at each step we've introduced efficiencies, right up to building a proprietary software platform to simplify the transmission of coverage documents and to allow verification of policy status in real - time by participating property managers.

In his 1985 book Investment Policy, Charlie Ellis built a case for market efficiency by arguing that active money management, like amateur tennis, is a loser's game.

The only plausible approach is a stepwise policy, building from smart near - term steps that can be sold to many constituencies for many reasons (energy efficiency, boosting resilience to climate hazards in vulnerable places) toward the tougher ones.

Users can select from a list of 19 different policies and technologies — including energy efficiency, renewable energy, nuclear power, emission control options, and natural gas — to build a compliance scenario for their state.

Policymakers throughout North America can use the Zero Tool to benchmark their existing building stock in a comparable way and identify how incremental performance targets can be introduced into policies that increase city - wide energy efficiency, energy upgrades, and renewable energy programs.

Major energy efficiency provisions that have been included in these policy analyses include fuel economy standards, appliance and equipment standards, energy efficiency tax incentives, building energy codes, and industrial energy efficiency.

The Alliance to Save Energy's National Commission on Energy Efficiency Policy last week proposed a set of efficiency steps for buildings, industry, and transportation that it concluded would reduce U.S. carbon - dioxide emissions by one third, while cutting household energy costs, reducing energy imports, and increEfficiency Policy last week proposed a set of efficiency steps for buildings, industry, and transportation that it concluded would reduce U.S. carbon - dioxide emissions by one third, while cutting household energy costs, reducing energy imports, and increefficiency steps for buildings, industry, and transportation that it concluded would reduce U.S. carbon - dioxide emissions by one third, while cutting household energy costs, reducing energy imports, and increasing GDP.

He has helped create and build the industry through sound public policy, legislation and establishment of trade ally networks as well as the delivery of cost - effective residential energy efficiency programs.

(2007) • Contribution of Renewables to Energy Security (2007) • Modelling Investment Risks and Uncertainties with Real Options Approach (2007) • Financing Energy Efficient Homes Existing Policy Responses to Financial Barriers (2007) • CO2 Allowance and Electricity Price Interaction - Impact on Industry's Electricity Purchasing Strategies in Europe (2007) • CO2 Capture Ready Plants (2007) • Fuel - Efficient Road Vehicle Non-Engine Components (2007) • Impact of Climate Change Policy Uncertainty on Power Generation Investments (2006) • Raising the Profile of Energy Efficiency in China — Case Study of Standby Power Efficiency (2006) • Barriers to the Diffusion of Solar Thermal Technologies (2006) • Barriers to Technology Diffusion: The Case of Compact Fluorescent Lamps (2006) • Certainty versus Ambition — Economic Efficiency in Mitigating Climate Change (2006) • Sectoral Crediting Mechanisms for Greenhouse Gas Mitigation: Institutional and Operational Issues (2006) • Sectoral Approaches to GHG Mitigation: Scenarios for Integration (2006) • Energy Efficiency in the Refurbishment of High - Rise Residential Buildings (2006) • Can Energy - Efficient Electrical Appliances Be Considered «Environmental Goods»?

He funded policy research projects that led to the Green Building National Action Plan, the revision of national residential and commercial building energy standards, the revision of national green building standards, and over 40 national mandatory appliance energy efficiency standards andBuilding National Action Plan, the revision of national residential and commercial building energy standards, the revision of national green building standards, and over 40 national mandatory appliance energy efficiency standards andbuilding energy standards, the revision of national green building standards, and over 40 national mandatory appliance energy efficiency standards andbuilding standards, and over 40 national mandatory appliance energy efficiency standards and labels.

Dramatic changes would naturally have to occur as a result — from quick wins like carbon taxes and energy efficiency regulations, to longer - term policies like phasing out combustion - engine cars and carbon - neutral building regulations.

The policy will also help build awareness about the benefits of home performance upgrades, as the score comes with a list of suggested cost - effective energy efficiency measures that will help people target investments to save money on energy costs.

This analytical report aims to help policymakers and their advisors wishing to initiate or develop policies promoting energy efficiency in buildings to assess the most efficient mix of policy measures for a given environment as well as to design new initiatives.

Obama's call to improve the energy efficiency of federal buildings and 2 million American homes fits in with one of the green priorities of Steven Chu, Obama's nominee for Energy Secretary (see Obama Names Energy and Environment Leaders and Obama Creates an Energy Policy Troika).

The policy implications for efficiency standards for buildings and appliances are huge.

The California Energy Commission (CEC) voted unanimously to adopt the policy today as part of the state's Building Energy Efficiency Standards, following more than two years of work with a wide range of stakeholders to develop the technical requirements.

Mario has experience in energy and emissions modeling and in climate and energy policy analysis in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and the U.S. Previously, he worked at non-profit organizations and think - tanks on initiatives in biodiversity conservation in LAC, iNDC analysis, energy efficiency in buildings, and post-Maria grid restructuring efforts in Puerto Rico.

If we don't have economic policy to drive the building of the clean energy economy, then we will create the demand for clean energy and energy efficiency block by block and community by community.

HERON aims at facilitating policy makers of multi-level governance in EU, to develop and monitor energy efficiency policies in building and transport sectors, through forward - looking socio - economic research in seven EU and one candidate countries.

Mapping of energy efficiency policy instruments, available technologies and social, economic, cultural and educational barriers in transport and buildings,

Dan Reicher, Executive Director, Steyer - Taylor Center on Energy Policy and Finance, Stanford University, said, «We need the combination of natural gas, renewable energy and energy efficiency,» adding «We need to build this bridge between natural gas and renewables.»

The possible components of such an approach that would be relevant in the context of climate change include: a national renewable electricity standard; Federal financing for clean energy projects: energy efficiency measures (building, appliance, and industrial efficiency standards; home retrofit subsidies; and smart grid standards, subsidies, and dynamic pricing policies); and new Federal electricity ‑ transmission siting authority.

Ryan has 10 years of experience in energy efficiency, energy policy and building energy codes and has published more than two dozen case studies, reports and resources on those topics.

Based on country interviews it considers identified priority areas like capacity building for policy makers, training, HFC alternatives technology, energy efficiency, public private partnerships, and gender balance and inclusion of women and youth in the growing refrigeration and air conditioning sector.

President Hu Jintao (pictured right) of China announced that China will build on existing domestic climate change policies as embodied in its National Climate Change Programme and current Five Year Plan to step up its efforts on energy efficiency, development of low - carbon energy such as renewables and nuclear, and increase of forestry cover.

Through a new state policy toolkit piece and a convening of state regulators with the Institute for Market Transformation (IMT), ACEEE is digging deeper into the connection between building energy data access and greater energy efficiency.

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Innovative and supportive policies at the federal, state, and local levels can encourage building owners to make energy efficiency upgrades and install rooftop solar projects that together cut energy use, lower energy bills, and reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions.

States should build on the foundation of strong energy efficiency and renewable energy policies to accelerate the public benefits of transportation electrification, attorney Robin Lunt writes.

The report, which was released on Feb. 1, found that every state enacted some type of renewable energy and energy efficiency policy in the 14 months between June 2010 and Aug. 2011, such as energy - savings targets for government buildings and tax breaks for installing solar panels.

As the coordinating partner of the Sustainable Energy for All Building Efficiency Accelerator, we work directly with subnational governments to help them implement policies and projects to both improve buildings and save energy in their communities.

«Committed policies (S1) are those that have the force of law and are being implemented, such as AB 1493, which mandates efficiency improvements in light - duty vehicles, building energy efficiency standards like Title 24, and the renewable portfolio standard (RPS), which mandates 33 percent renewable electricity generation use by 2020.»

Uncommitted policies (S2), the second type, may lack detailed implementation plans or firm financial support, but have all been proposed, such as new efficient and zero net energy building targets, construction of the high - speed rail system, and initiatives by various agencies to, for example, increase biofuels use and continue progress in improving vehicle efficiency.

Among the most impactful policies, the study finds — those with reductions in excess of 20 MtCO2e each in some years — are the AB 1493 vehicle efficiency standards, the 33 percent RPS target, building efficiency targets, phasing out imported coal electricity and phasing out hydrofluorocarbon gases.

«We are actively researching best policy practice to deliver energy efficiency improvements in transport, appliances, buildings and industry, and we will report on our efforts to the next G8 summits», Mr. Mandil said.

AVERT is an open - access tool built for the EPA by Synapse to estimate the hourly emissions and generation benefits of energy efficiency and renewable energy policies and programs.

The U.S. Energy Policy Act of 2005 included a rise in efficiency standards that will reduce electricity demand enough to avoid building 29 coal - fired power plants.

«Government policies, including targets and standards, are needed to open up the potential of energy efficiency in industrial heat, buildings and transport.

The team looked at the impact of EU policies for renewable energy, landfill gas, nitrous oxide emissions from industry, combined heat - power generation (CHP), efficiency improvements in the built environment, common agricultural policies, F - gases, passenger cars, and efficiency improvements and fuel switch in industry and the energy sector.

Standards and policies for very high energy efficiency in the urban building sector towards reaching the 1.5 °C target

Most countries have suites of policies designed to reduce their emissions: cue electrification of transportation, building efficiency codes, carbon pricing, etc..

It provides a detailed breakdown of policies for energy efficiency in buildings around the world, including those supporting buildings codes, labels, incentive schemes and zero - energy buildings.