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Building Retrofit Proposal Shaved from NYC’s Green Plan
Building owners say the proposed legislation’s renovation requirement would be too costly. Mayor Bloomberg accedes, but remains committed to an audit provision and energy code for all buildings
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Showcasing Passivhaus on the Olympics’ Stage
Assembled using components shipped from Austria, the Austria Passive House in Whistler, British Columbia, will be among the top green buildings showing their stuff during (and after) the games
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Government and Private Projects Tackle Smart-Grid and Deep-Retrofit Concepts
Oak Ridge National Lab digs into deep-retrofit analysis, the DOE announces funding for smart-grid research, and an MIT professor tackles energy storage
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A Multifamily Greening in Harlem
A developer with experience building green in urban settings buys a row of 100-year-old buildings and plans a green retrofit
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Pre-Copenhagen: The EU’s “Near Zero” Directives, Pledges from the U.S. and China, New Code Minimums in the U.K.
For some environmental groups, though, the new initiatives still fall short
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Another Use for Hemp: Home Construction
Tradical Hemcrete, a combination of hemp chips and lime-based binder, is the wall material of choice for a group of builders and designers in North Carolina
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Still a Slow Dance for Weatherization Funding in Some States
Reaching compliance with Davis-Bacon Act prevailing-wage rules took much longer than expected in parts of Pennsylvania and Washington state
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California’s Efficiency Standards Applied to TVs
New rules don’t affect current retail inventory or TVs already in homes, but will take effect by 2011
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A (Potentially) Stronger Weatherization Stimulus
Getting homeowners to invest in energy efficiency improvements is easier said than done, but the White House is considering a stimulus plan designed to get homeowners off the dime
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NY Approves Clean-Energy Loan Program for Adoption by Cities Statewide
Legislation permitting New York municipalities to offer bond-funded loans through the Property Assessed Clean Energy program raises hopes for energy efficiency and job creation