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Top RMI news of 2011
Amory Lovins is on Twitter! Exciting, yes, but that was not the only news from RMI in 2011.
Retrofits Surpass New Builds in LEED-Certified Green Buildings
This year saw a major shift in the green building sector. According to figures released earlier this month, the majority of green buildings around the world using the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) criteria are retrofits of existing buildings rather than new builds.
5 Key Solutions to Transform the Built Environment
America’s buildings are energy hogs. The country’s 120 million buildings consume 42 percent of our nation’s total energy and 72 percent of our electricity.
Obama Orders Energy Efficiency in Federal Buildings
President Obama on Friday ordered $2 billion in energy efficiency upgrades to federal buildings, a move that will create jobs and save businesses and taxpayers significant energy costs, according to Coreina Chan, a consultant at Rocky Mountain Institute.
Five Ways RMI is Helping Federal Buildings Get to Net Zero
What if the largest property owner in the United States, the federal government, started awarding contracts for retrofitting its buildings based on the contractor’s ability to reach net zero energy use?