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Comment on New Hampshire Poised For Serious Progress On Efficiency Policy by Progress in NH, landmark energy efficiency plans, and more news from NEEP’s Policy Highlights! | Energy Efficiency Matters

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:17:27 +0000

[...] is particularly heartened by signs of progress that New Hampshire might make big improvements in how it values efficiency as a resource, legislation in Massachusetts [...]

Comment on It’s True! Efficiency IS Curbing Electricity Consumption by Progress in NH, landmark energy efficiency plans, and more news from NEEP’s Policy Highlights! | Energy Efficiency Matters

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:57:34 +0000

[...] efficiency programs in five states (Mass., Conn., N.H., Maine and R.I.), a major new report by ISO-New England showing that electricity prices and consumption are falling, The proposal of nine RGGI states to [...]

Comment on 60 seconds on why Building Energy Reporting is good for Boston by In Focus: NEEP Congratulates the Boston City Council for Enacting Building | Energy Efficiency Matters

Tue, 14 May 2013 17:33:47 +0000

[...] is responsible for almost half of the city’s greenhouse gas emissions. As we have noted on our blog, evidence from existing programs suggests that benchmarking will drive significant energy savings [...]

Comment on 60 seconds on why Building Energy Reporting is good for Boston by In Focus: NEEP Congratulates the Boston City Council for Enacting Building Energy Disclosure | Energy Efficiency Matters

Wed, 08 May 2013 20:46:49 +0000

Comment on 60 seconds on why Building Energy Reporting is good for Boston by Jim

Jim — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:23:07 +0000

The core problem is that the measurement tools being used aren’t just crude, they can actually deliver false results:

http://tinyurl.com/d2l5oy5

Most businesses don’t mind being graded if it is fair. But nobody needs the hassle of a simplistic metric that paints a false picture.

Comment on 60 seconds on why Building Energy Reporting is good for Boston by The AIA 2030 Commitment: Don’t Back Down, Boston! | Mike Davis FAIA

The AIA 2030 Commitment: Don’t Back Down, Boston! | Mike Davis FAIA — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:38:56 +0000

[...] organizations have come out in favor of this proposal. A Better City, the Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships, the Institute for Market Transformation and the USGBC Massachusetts have posted essays that you [...]

Comment on 60 seconds on why Building Energy Reporting is good for Boston by Don Lovell

Don Lovell — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 16:20:24 +0000

BOMA’s heavily lobbying for the status quo of energy INefficiency.

According to Professor Stavins and his colleagues from the Analysis Group, a Boston-based economic consulting firm who helped conduct the review, there is no credible evidence to date that a regulatory approach is effective in achieving these goals for which they are intended.

Ridiculous. There isn’t much of a history to study, so I am assuming this is a “nip it in the bud” strategy. The article claims bench marking adds expense. It costs about 1 cent per SF so hardly expensive. The D.O..E / E.P.A. give free access to the Portfolio Manager which is software that can be used to bench mark.

Bench marking is a DISCLOSURE to potential buyers and lessees. It is no different than having a building inspected for structural deficiencies.

I guess it depends which side of the transaction you are on. If you are the building owner and your building is an energy hog you don’t want that to be known. If you are a buyer or lessee YOU DEFINITELY want to have that information.

BOMA is making a big mistake with their credibility by opposing this. If they are so confident that the market will take care of the issue show me where BOMA is with respect to non mandatory bench marking,

Comment on 60 seconds on why Building Energy Reporting is good for Boston by SidAbma

SidAbma — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 04:59:52 +0000

How many of these buildings in Boston have a chimney poking out of the roof? What is leaving these chimneys?
These buildings use natural gas for building space heating. What percentage of the combusted heat is being used in the building?
What percentage is being blown into the atmosphere? Why is all this Hot energy allowed to be wasted?
The technology of Condensing Flue Gas Heat Recovery is designed to recover the heat energy from these waste exhaust gases.
This recovered heat energy from the exhaust can then still be used in the building or facility where the natural gas was combusted.
Being vented into the atmosphere will be COOL exhaust.

Increased natural gas energy efficiency = Reduced utility bills = Profit
Increased natural gas energy efficiency = Reduced global warming
Increased natural gas energy efficiency = Reduced CO2 emissions
Increased natural gas energy efficiency = Water conservation

What natural gas is not wasted today, will be there to be used another day, or used for another purpose.
It’s called Increasing Natural Gas Energy Efficiency.

Comment on 60 seconds on why Building Energy Reporting is good for Boston by Tedd

Tedd — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 05:11:00 +0000

Bravo! This lays out the facts how this most basic measure has proven to be good for building owners, tenants, the air we
breathe and it will create good paying jobs.

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Wed, 03 Apr 2013 13:00:12 +0000

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