Breaking NEWSNew Plan Would Help Congress Create 1.3 Million Jobs, Avert Imminent Commercial Real Estate Crisis A tax incentive for business owners that would avoid the looming commercial real estate loan crisis while creating 1.3 million jobs is detailed for the first time in a report released today. "This report is the first to illustrate how dramatic job creation through limited energy efficiency tax incentives can prevent a meltdown in the commercial real estate market," said Edward Mazria, CEO of Architecture 2030, the leading building sector energy research organization. Architecture 2030 Press Release Department of Energy and National Labs Release New Data on Commercial Building Energy Goals Technical support documents were created by the DOE national laboratories under the direction of DOE’s Building Technologies Program. They describe the assumptions, methodologies, and analyses used to reach 50% energy savings over ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-2004 in general merchandise, grocery store, lodging, and medium office buildings. U.S. Department of Energy Building Sector Leaders Call for Steep Energy and Emissions Cuts Twenty-four of the largest and most influential architecture, engineering, and development firms based in the U.S., which are responsible for a combined $100 billion in building construction annually, have joined forces with Architecture 2030 to call on Congress to update national building code standards to meet steep and achievable energy reduction targets. Architecture 2030 Press Release Edward Mazria Receives the 2009 Hanley Award for Vision and Leadership in Sustainable Housing Santa Fe, N.M., architect and champion of building energy efficiency Edward Mazria, AIA was named this year’s winner of The Hanley Award for Vision and Leadership in Sustainable Housing. EcoHome Magazine Washington Poised to Make History with 2030 Challenge Legislation Washington State is just one step away from being the first state to legislatively adopt the 2030 Challenge into their building code. On April 21, the State Legislature approved SB 5854, which would require meeting the energy efficiency reductions of the 2030 Challenge for new construction and major renovations throughout the state. The bill now awaits Governor Chris Gregoire's signature. NW Energy Coalition ** View Archived News |