Buildings

NE-CHPS Paves the Way Forward for Schools

By Carolyn Goldthwaite | Tue, January 21, 14

When you think back to your days spent in school what do you remember? Was it a favorite teacher? The countless trips to the vending machine between classes? A visceral rush of excitement after your crush unexpectedly sat next to you in biology?

Buildings

Uncategorized

2012 International Energy Conservation Code

CHPS

Energy Efficiency

High Performance Buildings

High Performance Schools

Retrofit

webinar

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Building Rating Helps Markets Understand and Value Energy Efficiency

By Allison Webster | Tue, August 27, 13

Everyone knows that one way to judge the performance of a car is by its fuel efficiency, and car manufacturers love to crow about cars with high 'miles per gallon' ratings. But, what if there was a way to assess “MPG” for buildings that gave potential owners or renters a sense of how much it would cost to operate their building over time?

Buildings

BERDO

Boston

Building Energy Rating and Disclosure Ordinance

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New Schools are Built to Last, Can I Go Back?

By Carolyn Goldthwaite | Mon, August 12, 13

Back to school? Yes please! I want to go back to school. Really I do. I’m not talking about masters' degrees or professional development courses.

Buildings

Back to School

Barnard Environmental Studies School

Best Practice Tour

Education Built to Last

Green Ribbon Program

Providence Career and Technical Academy

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse

The Common Ground High School

USDE

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The Monster in My Basement: Tough Lessons in Building Science

By Natalie Hildt Treat | Thu, August 1, 13

Sweetums seems much less scary now that I’ve met the monster called mold.

When I was a little girl, I was convinced that a monster lived in my basement.

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NEEP Explores the Opportunities and Challenges of Multifamily Efficiency

By Yung Huynh | Wed, July 24, 13

Multifamily: A Nut Hard to Crack

Tung Huynh, NEEP's Public Policy Intern

Multifamily housing represents an important sector with large untapped energy savings potential.

Buildings

NEEP Policy Highlights

multifamily efficiency

Policy Action

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Citing the Evidence – the Benefits of Building Energy Disclosure Policies

By Allison Webster | Mon, June 24, 13

The benefits of building energy rating and disclosure far outweigh the negatives. Any opposition can almost be considered...

Building Energy Rating and Disclosure

Energy Efficiency

Mayor Menino

U.S. EPA

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Rebuild it Right, A Tour of EcoBuilding Bargains

By John Otterbein | Wed, June 5, 13

The Springfield tornado demolished more than 40 buildings and caused over $100 million in damages.

Natural disasters are here to stay and our communities need to be as prepared as possible and ready for any natural upheava

Buildings

Center for EcoTechnology

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Inaccurate facts and figures surface after the adoption of Boston's Building Energy Rating Ordinance

By Jim OReilly | Thu, May 9, 13

Disinformation on Boston's Building Energy Disclosure Ordinance continues - The Boston Globe needs a fact check when discerning building energy rating and disclosure' fact from fiction. NEEP's Jim O'Reilly wrote a response to the Boston Globe's article,

Building Energy Rating and Disclosure

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Energy Efficiency

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NEEP Congratulates the Boston City Council for Enacting Building Energy Disclosure

By Josh Craft | Wed, May 8, 13

In a 9-4 vote, the Boston City Council voted today to adopt energy benchmarking for its large buildings. NEEP congratulates Mayor Thomas Menino and the Council for their hard work to advance this landmark energy and environmental initiative.

Best Practices

Buildings

Building Energy Rating and Disclosure