Even Texas is starting to take energy efficiency seriously

Texas may be America’s largest producer of oil and natural gas but, as shown by David Holt on the FuelFix website, energy efficiency is also making important inroads. For Texas, Energy Efficiency Presents an Opportunity Energy efficiency might not be the first thing to come to mind when using the words “energy” and “Texas” … Continue reading Even Texas is starting to take energy efficiency seriously →

How people interact with buildings impacts on energy use

Understanding consumer behaviour is fundamental if we are going to achieve greater energy savings. Naomi Cole discusses behaviour based energy efficiency in a recent article on the energypriorities website. Behavior Based Energy Efficiency: The Power of People It’s no secret that buildings have the greatest opportunities for energy savings. To date, this fact has … Continue reading How people interact with buildings impacts on energy use →

Important new paper on Display Energy Certificates

Robert Cohen and Bill Bordass, both loyal readers of EiD, have written an important new report that reviews the history of the Display Energy Certificate and it identifies a number of lessons for improvements to future policy outcomes. Mandating transparency about building energy performance in use In 2002, the European Union Energy Performance of … Continue reading Important new paper on Display Energy Certificates →

How utilities are working with consumers to save energy

Elisa Wood writes on the EnergyEfficiencyMarkets website about how energy companies can influence our energy saving behaviour. Saving Energy: I’ll Do it My Way Saving energy used to be about not forgetting to flip the switch when you left the room. But those days have gone the way of the land line and video … Continue reading How utilities are working with consumers to save energy →

Lessons from retrofitting an historic home

Stephen Hanley writes a good article on the PlanetSave website about the experience a couple in Switzerland had in trying to retrofit their historic home. There are important lessons for all of us. Making An Energy Efficient Historic Home A Swiss couple has had first hand experience with making an energy efficient historic home. … Continue reading Lessons from retrofitting an historic home →

Inspiring consumers to invest in energy efficiency

Lisa Cohn writes a thoughtful post on the EnergyEfficiencyMarkets.com website on the effect of photos to inspire us to invest in energy efficiency. What affects you? What Types of Photos Inspire Energy Efficiency Investing? When marketers try to inspire energy efficiency investing in consumers, they often choose images of the compact florescent lightbulb. But … Continue reading Inspiring consumers to invest in energy efficiency →

Los Angeles promoting energy efficiency in buildings

Linda Hardesty writes on the Energymanagertoday website about the new sustainable city plan that has been published in Los Angeles and the importance the plan is giving to energy efficiency in buildings. Los Angeles - LA Sets Building Energy Efficiency Goal Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti unveiled the Los Angeles Sustainable City Plan, a … Continue reading Los Angeles promoting energy efficiency in buildings →

Important new publication about Ecodesign and resource efficiency

The Danish Ministry of Environment has recently published an important publication that examines how resource efficiency requirements can be integrated into the EU Ecodesign Directive. Ecodesign Directive version 2.0 - from Energy Efficiency to Resource Efficiency The Ecodesign Directive is one of the policy instruments that can play an important role in the change … Continue reading Important new publication about Ecodesign and resource efficiency →

Call for ring-fencing funds for energy efficiency in the EU

Diarmaid Williams writes on the PennEnergy website about an issue related to serious funding for energy efficiency that is causing quite a stir in the corridors of EU institutions. Do you have views on ringfencing? EU cogeneration lobby group calls for logic to prevail in efficiency ring-fencing debate The Managing Director of Europe’s cogeneration … Continue reading Call for ring-fencing funds for energy efficiency in the EU →

Exploring the solutions to reduce global GHG emissions

'Energy efficiency' is a term heard in almost every discussion on sustainable development and climate change. But what does it involve? Writing on the Eco-Business website, Vaidehi Shah explores some solutions with the greatest potential to reduce global emissions. 5 ways energy efficiency is changing the world Energy efficiency is a term that is … Continue reading Exploring the solutions to reduce global GHG emissions →