Stimulus
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DOE Funds Free Digital 2009 International Energy Conservation Code
Designed to produce gains of about 15% in residential energy efficiency, the 2009 IECC gets federal stimulus help
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Beyond Weatherization: More Stimulus Money Coming
$3.2 Billion in Block Grants For Efficiency Measures WASHINGTON, D.C — Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced that U.S. cities, counties, states, territories, and Native American tribes will soon receive $3.2…
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News Headline Roundup
Energy Star Windows, Weatherization, Building Deconstruction — and More BRATTLEBORO, Vt. — The “In” box at GreenBuildingAdvisor’s news desk is overflowing, so it’s time for a roundup of news headlines…
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Minnesota Faces An Acute Shortage of Energy Auditors
Gearing up to Spend Weatherization Money Will Take Time ST. PAUL, Minn. — With a flood of federal dollars headed their way, Minnesota officials are scrambling to find enough home-energy…
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Serious Energy Buys Republic Windows Factory
Manufacturer of high-performance windows Is expanding rapidly
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What’s In the Stimulus Bill?
Billions of Dollars For Energy Efficiency Improvements DENVER, CO — The $787 billion stimulus bill signed in Denver by President Obama on February 17 will provide billions of dollars for…
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Reinventing the U.S. Economy
Getting from “growth is good” to a sustainable economy
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Don’t Know Much About Weatherization
Playing “Gotcha” With Obama, Katie Couric Stumbles WASHINGTON, DC — CBS anchorperson Katie Couric scored a journalistic coup on February 3 when she landed an interview with President Obama. Unfortunately,…
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Slums of the Future
Florida suburbs struggle with economic and social woes
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Unintended Consequences
I was listening to NPR the other day and heard a very interesting segment on problems in the paper-recycling industry. It seems that the bottom has fallen out of the…