Sentences with phrase «enforcing building energy»

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Much of China's industry uses energy - guzzling equipment from the 1970s, and the NRDC estimates that by using existing technology and enforcing simple building codes, the country could cut its energy demands by half or more in the next decade.

-- Where a State fails and local governments in that State also fail to enforce the applicable State or national energy efficiency building codes, the Secretary shall enforce such codes, as follows:

-- The Secretary shall propose and, not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, shall define by rule violations of the energy efficiency building codes to be enforced by the Secretary pursuant to this section, and the penalties that shall apply to violators, in any jurisdiction in which the national energy efficiency building code has been made applicable under subsection (Energy and Security Act of 2009, shall define by rule violations of the energy efficiency building codes to be enforced by the Secretary pursuant to this section, and the penalties that shall apply to violators, in any jurisdiction in which the national energy efficiency building code has been made applicable under subsection (energy efficiency building codes to be enforced by the Secretary pursuant to this section, and the penalties that shall apply to violators, in any jurisdiction in which the national energy efficiency building code has been made applicable under subsection (energy efficiency building code has been made applicable under subsection (d)(1).

-- The Secretary shall propose and, not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, shall define by rule violations of the energy efficiency building codes to be enforced by the Secretary pursuant to this section, and the penalties that shall apply to violators, in any jurisdiction in which the national energy efficiency building code has been made applicable under subsection (Energy and Security Act of 2009, shall define by rule violations of the energy efficiency building codes to be enforced by the Secretary pursuant to this section, and the penalties that shall apply to violators, in any jurisdiction in which the national energy efficiency building code has been made applicable under subsection (energy efficiency building codes to be enforced by the Secretary pursuant to this section, and the penalties that shall apply to violators, in any jurisdiction in which the national energy efficiency building code has been made applicable under subsection (energy efficiency building code has been made applicable under subsection (d)(1).

In addition, the bill would undercut DOE's ability to enforce its appliance standards and would weaken section 433 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, which requires a reduction in fossil fuel generated energy in Federal buildings.&Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, which requires a reduction in fossil fuel generated energy in Federal buildings.&energy in Federal buildings.»

Instead of a complex system with state - by - state targets based on four building blocks that span the US energy sector, it sets a single, national standard enforced by EPA.

San Francisco has enforced new green building standards for all municipal construction projects, invested in renewable energy systems, pursed rigorous energy efficiency standards at City - owned properties and has moved closer to achieving zero waste sent to landfill.

The Energy Commission will adopt and enforce building and appliance standards that put California on the path to zero net energy residential buildings by 2020 and zero net energy commercial buildings byEnergy Commission will adopt and enforce building and appliance standards that put California on the path to zero net energy residential buildings by 2020 and zero net energy commercial buildings byenergy residential buildings by 2020 and zero net energy commercial buildings byenergy commercial buildings by 2030.

Although jurisdictions around the country have adopted building standards for energy efficiency, few data are available about how well they are enforced.