May 13, 2009 Lexington, Mass. - On May 12, 2009 the Massachusetts Board of Building Regulations and Standards adopted the first ever Informative Appendix to the state building energy code. The Informative Appendix consists of a residential and commercial "stretch code" that is roughly 30 percent more energy efficient than the current state energy.

May 13, 2009 Lexington, Mass. - On May 12, 2009 the Massachusetts Board of Building Regulations and Standards adopted the first ever Informative Appendix to the state building energy code. The Informative Appendix consists of a residential and commercial "stretch code" that is roughly 30 percent more energy efficient than the current state energy.

July 30, 2009 Lexington, Mass. - As the Senate gears up to consider landmark climate and energy legislation in the coming weeks, a new report [www.mckinsey.com/USenergyefficiency] released this week concludes that elevating energy efficiency to a national priority could save American consumers $1.2 trillion by 2020-about the same amount as the projected 2009 Federal deficit.*1

July 30, 2009 Lexington, Mass. - As the Senate gears up to consider landmark climate and energy legislation in the coming weeks, a new report [www.mckinsey.com/USenergyefficiency] released this week concludes that elevating energy efficiency to a national priority could save American consumers $1.2 trillion by 2020-about the same amount as the projected 2009 Federal deficit.*1

At the October 7 meeting of the Board of Directors of the national Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS), NEEP's, Senior Program Manager for High Performance Schools, Carolyn Sarno was unanimously elected as the group's next Vice-Chairman.

At the October 7 meeting of the Board of Directors of the national Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS), NEEP's, Senior Program Manager for High Performance Schools, Carolyn Sarno was unanimously elected as the group's next Vice-Chairman.