Last Thursday, Feb. 3rd, President Obama addressed the new Penn State University energy efficiency center proposing a series of steps under a Better Buildings Initiative – a 20% improvement in … [Read more...]
Washington State Energy Code Training Schedule
The 2009 Washington State Energy Code became effective on January 1st. One day trainings focusing on the changes to the Non Residential Energy Code (which now covers multi-family buildings as well) … [Read more...]
Energy Trust Builds on 2010 Work in EPS and Industrial Efficiency
At its January 2011 Conservation Advisory Committee meeting, the Energy Trust provided results and analysis of its efforts in residential energy performance scoring (EPS) as well as it highly … [Read more...]
NEEA Announces New Board for 2011
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA), a non-profit organization working to maximize energy efficiency in the Northwest, announced its 2011 Board of Directors, welcoming four new members as … [Read more...]
Federal Tax Credits for Energy Efficiency Modified for 2011
Last month, President Obama signed into law a tax package that contains modifications and extensions to energy efficiency tax incentives for homeowners, home builders, and appliance manufacturers. … [Read more...]
Community Power Works Set to Kickoff – and Recognized at the White House
The City of Seattle’s $20M federal stimulus award for community based approaches to energy efficiency got a jump start at the Obama White House early this week and will be followed by a local … [Read more...]
US DOE Announces Superior Energy Performance Program
The Department of Energy (DOE) has announced a funding opportunity that will provide up to $5 million in seed funding to hire a Program Administrator who will continue to develop and operate DOE's … [Read more...]
FEMP Advanced Metering Announcement
Advanced Metering Solutions for Federal Agencies Call for Metering Solutions Panel ParticipantsTuesday, December 7 / 9:00am - 5:00pm - Washington Convention Center - Washington, DC - WEECFederal … [Read more...]
ACEEE Report Grades States on Energy Efficiency
The American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy recently released its assessment of the states with the most progressive work on energy efficiency. Oregon was ranked third in the country and … [Read more...]
BOC Has Newly Re-designed Web Site
NEEC’s award winning Building Operator Certification (BOC) program has a fresh new web look. The new site is easy to navigate and is filled with information about how building operators and … [Read more...]