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Fueling a Competitive Economy
This article, which originally appeared in Foreign Affairs in 1992, presents a comprehensive plan to revive America’s competitiveness using energy efficiency to prime the economic…
Profitably Stabilizing Global Climate
This piece explains that the climate can be stabilized by using energy efficiency measures without costing money. The authors reiterate their central message that saving…
Negawatts for Buildings
Growing concern about energy and the environment is increasing the pressure on developers and property managers. This paper argues that cutting energy use is the…
NMB Bank Headquarters: The Impressive Performance of a Green Building
This paper describes the development, design, and construction of an early green building, the NMB Bank Headquarters in Amsterdam. The integrated project team worked across…
Energy Efficient Buildings: Institutional Barriers and Opportunities
In this 1992 paper, Amory Lovins explains that buildings are rarely built to use energy efficiently, despite the sizeable costs that inefficient designs impose on…