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"Buildings account for up to 40 per cent of energy consumption worldwide, and there are significant opportunities for cost-effective energy efficiency improvements. Recognizing these facts, the BEET was established to: Increase multilateral cooperation in the field of buildings energy efficiency, specifically in relation to: the development and implementation of national building energy efficiency rating systems; and enhance […]

"The Federal Buildings Initiative (FBI) is a voluntary program that helps facilitate energy efficiency retrofit projects in buildings owned or managed by the Government of Canada. Developed and administered by Natural Resources Canada's Office of Energy Efficiency, it enables federal organizations to implement these projects through third-party energy performance contracts without necessarily using their own capital funds. […]

"The Canadian buildings sector can make a significant contribution to the reduction of our greenhouse gases. Nearly half a million commercial and institutional establishments provide spaces for our education, health care, government and business and account for 14 percent of energy consumption and 13 percent of emissions. Energy efficiency is a proven strategy to lower […]

"The Home Performance with ENERGY STAR Program is a national program administered by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in conjunction with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Sine 2002, over 300,000 homeowners improved their homes' efficiency with whole house solutions to improve comfort and indoor air quality while reducing energy bills. Their homes are warmer in […]

"Better Buildings is a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) initiative designed to improve the lives of the American people and accelerate energy savings through leadership, innovation, partnerships, and demonstrated best practices. Under this initiative, Better Buildings Residential works with residential efficiency programs and their partners to improve homeowners’ lives, the economy, and the environment by […]

"The Better Buildings Challenge is part of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Better Buildings Initiative, which aims to make U.S. commercial and industrial buildings at least 20% more efficient during the next decade. To achieve this aggressive target, DOE is working with public and private sector partners that commit to being leaders in energy efficiency. These […]

"Facilities certified to Superior Energy Performance® (SEP™) are leaders in energy management and productivity improvement. The facilities in SEP have met the ISO 50001 standard and have improved their energy performance up to 25% over three years or up to 40% over 10 years. SEP provides guidance, tools, and protocols to drive deeper, more sustained […]

"There’s definitely a value to storing solar energy in batteries, and then discharging that energy to meet grid and customer needs. Measuring that value — and finding a way to share it between battery-equipped solar customers and their utilities — is a trickier matter. Out in Sacramento, Calif., a long-running solar-storage pilot project has been […]