By John Balfe | Fri, February 21, 20
Since the dawn of time, energy efficiency supporters have touted benchmarking as the critical first step to reducing energy consumption in the buildings sector. Whether it's the first step or not, the age-old saying "you can't manage what you don't measure" is true. Assessing our energy performance is critical to inform improvement efforts.
By John Balfe | Fri, July 6, 18
By Brian Buckley | Wed, July 30, 14
Last week, during a special meeting of the Cambridge City Council that ran for more than six hours, through the night and into the next day, the Cambridge City Council approved a Building Energy Usage Disclosure Ordinance. What brought the meeting beyond the midnight hour? Continue below to find out…
First Things First: What is Building Energy Benchmarking?
By Allison Webster | Tue, August 27, 13
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...By Josh Craft | Tue, May 14, 13
In a 9-4 vote, the Boston City Council voted to adopt energy benchmarking for its large buildings last week. NEEP congratulates Mayor Thomas Menino and the Council for their hard work to advance this landmark energy and environmental initiative.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,