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Energy efficiency upgrades to US apartment buildings could save owners and residents up to $3.4 billion

7 February 2012 | North America

A report published by CNT Energy and the ACEEE (American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy) states that energy efficiency upgrades to US apartment buildings could save owners and residents ...

Submitted by Andrea Roscetti (eERG - Politecnico di Milano) |

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Sustainable Energy Is Answer To Wider Crisis: EU's Hedegaard

7 February 2012

Energy efficiency offers one of the best tools for tackling the world's debt and social crises as sustainable development comes in from the margins to the mainstream of economic debate, the ...

Submitted by Meredith Davis (Building Energy and Environment Group (BEE)) |

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Cahier des charges bâtiments durables Bruxelles : enquête

6 February 2012 | Belgium

Le CSTC effectue actuellement, à la demande de Bruxelles Environnement, une étude de pertinence et de faisabilité pour l’introduction de clauses sociales et environnementales dans les cahiers des ...

Submitted by Michael de Bouw (Belgian Building Research Institute) |

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Innovative thinking missing from WEF Davos

6 February 2012

Discussions at the World Economic Forum meeting focused largely on growth and left sustainable transformation at the periphery, says Chandran Nair

Submitted by Meredith Davis (Building Energy and Environment Group (BEE)) |

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NREL Study: Lease Option Boosts Rooftop Solar

2 February 2012 | North America

In the US, rooftop solar panels are attracting a new demographic of customers who are choosing to lease rather than buy, and enjoying the low upfront costs and immediate savings. The new ...

Submitted by Meredith Davis (Building Energy and Environment Group (BEE)) |

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