While California has done much in the past 40 years to promote sustainable energy, there are now questions about what is next. Wayne Waite, policy director for the California Housing Partnership, and Lewis Milford, president of Clean Energy Group, write a detailed article in the GreenTech Media website about latest developments. Efficiency, Solar and … Continue reading Will policymakers and utilities help low-income customers take advantage of sustainable energy opportunities in California?
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Yes, Canada needs better energy performance of buildings policies
Developing and implementing policies in federal states is never easy. John Lorinc writes an excellent article in Canada’s Globe and Mail about the problems improving the policies to promote better energy performance of buildings. There are important lessons for all of us. Why does Canada lag in demanding environmental diligence from builders and homeowners? … Continue reading Yes, Canada needs better energy performance of buildings policies
Monitoring progress of the national building renovation strategies
On February 26th, EiD published a review of a recent European Commission report that analysed the progress made by Member States in developing their long-term renovation strategies. This is an obligation under the 2012 Energy Efficiency Directive. This week, the industry association, EuroACE, published a press release criticising the quality of the analysis. Hopefully the … Continue reading Monitoring progress of the national building renovation strategies
A little innovation for renovating buildings can go a long way
There is American slang about painting the town red, meaning to be wildly extravagant (well, that is one interpretation). Now we can forget the whole town and concentrate on individual buildings and use solar paint. Well, there are also other innovative ideas provided by Annie Kane who explains in The Guardian that, while new homes … Continue reading A little innovation for renovating buildings can go a long way
US advanced energy market now double the nation’s beer market
Things are getting serious when the sustainable energy market reaches such a size that it overshadows one of the major beverage industries. Lisa Cohn writes about the latest developments on the Energy Efficiency Markets website. Now, in Europe, how does the energy efficiency market compare to sales of wine in France? Anyone know? Led … Continue reading US advanced energy market now double the nation’s beer market
Display Energy Certificates bring clear benefits . . . so why the reluctance of governments?
The EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive calls for two types of energy certificates. One is for public buildings and it allows the public to see the improvements made in energy performance. When the directive was being negotiated 15 years ago, Britain was definitely amongst the leaders. Compliance may be patchy, but DECs bring clear … Continue reading Display Energy Certificates bring clear benefits . . . so why the reluctance of governments?
The abandoned dream of a zero-carbon city
Developers have abandoned their original goal of building the world’s first zero-carbon city in the UAE desert. With completion originally scheduled for this year, just how much of the once-revolutionary vision has actually been realised? Suzanne Goldenberg writes in The Guardian about the abandoned dream. Masdar's zero-carbon dream could become world’s first green ghost … Continue reading The abandoned dream of a zero-carbon city
New report shows gaps in gaps in EU Energy Efficiency Directive renovation strategies
This year, the European Commission will be providing its recommendations for changes in the 2012 Energy Efficiency Directive following a recent consultation. One of the important articles concerns Member States obligation to prepare long-term renovation strategies. The Joint Research Centre of the European Commission recently published an analysis about the Member States renovation strategies as … Continue reading New report shows gaps in gaps in EU Energy Efficiency Directive renovation strategies
The European Commission publishes its new heat and cooling strategy communication
On February 16th, the Commission published its new strategy for heat and cooling in its series of initiatives as part of the Energy Union. This is a most welcome communication. The press release is provided below. In reading the strategy, EiD was a bit puzzled by a few of the elements. Page 4 provided a … Continue reading The European Commission publishes its new heat and cooling strategy communication
A perspective on how non-residential building design will change over the next 10 years
The American Institute of Architects is a well known and well appreciated institution. Kim Slowey writes on the Construction Dive website about some of the AIA’s views on top non-residential design trends. AIA's top nonresidential design trends: Sustainability, project efficiency, new technologies Dive Brief: The American Institute of Architects surveyed leading architects to find … Continue reading A perspective on how non-residential building design will change over the next 10 years
Energy in Demand - Sustainable Energy - Rod Janssen 