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Comment on Gregoire, code council delay new WA energy code improvements by Major U.S. homebuilders selling energy efficiency as pocketbook issue « Efficiency Works

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 21:29:11 +0000

[...] That Toll Brothers Inc., Lennar Corp. and two other major builders issued press releases in the last 60 days touting the money- and energy-saving technologies they are building into their new homes should send a message to that segment of the Washington state homebuilding industry that has thrown a fit over an improved state energy code–and to the public officials who have bent to their complaints. [...]

Comment on BIAW suit to kill energy code a cynical attack on consumers by Major U.S. homebuilders selling energy efficiency as pocketbook issue « Efficiency Works

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:58:32 +0000

[...] homes should send a message to that segment of the Washington state homebuilding industry that has thrown a fit over an improved state energy code–and to the public officials who have bent to their [...]

Comment on Gregoire, code council delay new WA energy code improvements by The role of our humble abodes in the energy crisis | The View From Here

The role of our humble abodes in the energy crisis | The View From Here — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 20:12:10 +0000

[...] changing that. President of Home Performance Washington David Bangs told interested locals that the new state energy code, which will come into affect in 2011, will require new home builders to perform leak and sealing [...]

Comment on Fannie, Freddie threaten PACE programs by Tim G.

Tim G. — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 03:54:44 +0000

Just heard an interview with PACE founder Cisco Devries that I thought was worth sharing: http://is.gd/d1jRw

Can’t believe Freddie & Fannie have the gaul to try and stifle this worthwhile program!

Comment on Videos make musical pitch for WA appliance rebate program by Fun with numbers: Lots of WA cash left for appliance rebates « Efficiency Works

Fri, 21 May 2010 20:51:19 +0000

[...] numbers: Lots of WA cash left for appliance rebates2009 IECC hearings changed code debates foreverVideos make musical pitch for WA appliance rebate programNew Oregon code aims to cut energy use 15% in commercial buildings Feds offer clean energy grants [...]

Comment on Kilowatt Crackdown taps competitive energy by EPA stages “Biggest Loser” for commercial buildings « Efficiency Works

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 22:32:51 +0000

[...] mall. None is from the Northwest, perhaps because we already have cool things like BOMA’s Kilowatt Crackdown. Who [...]

Comment on Staff by Idaho Green Expo: Vision for the future rooted in the now « Efficiency Works

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 23:15:59 +0000

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Comment on Staff by Efficiency Works! takes EE message to Montana media « Efficiency Works

Efficiency Works! takes EE message to Montana media « Efficiency Works — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:49:15 +0000

[...] Staff [...]

Comment on Solving the Energy Efficiency Puzzle by Report: Invest in behavior change, not just technology « Efficiency Works

Report: Invest in behavior change, not just technology « Efficiency Works — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:03:49 +0000

[...] we here at Efficiency Works! make the case for many of these behavioral motivations in our “Solving the Energy Efficiency Puzzle: Achieving Bigger Savings in the Pacific Northwest.” Share and [...]

Comment on Seattle to require commercial, multi-family buildings to report energy stats by Kilowatt Crackdown taps competitive energy « Efficiency Works

Kilowatt Crackdown taps competitive energy « Efficiency Works — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:36:17 +0000

[...] Portfolio Manager benchmarking data and ratings to prospective buyers, lessees, or lenders. The City of Seattle has passed a disclosure mandate to require annual energy performance data for all commercial and multifamily buildings over a [...]