Topic – Energy Efficiency

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  EPA ranks cities on energy certified buildings

  Houston holds onto #7 spot

  Matt Dietrichson, Apr 17, 12.

  Houston ranks 7th in the Environmental Protection Agency's new ranking of metro areas with the most buildings certified under its Energy Star efficiency program

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  Zero-energy suburb developed in Austin

  Attracts low-income buyers

  Matt Dietrichson, Feb 07, 12.

  Austin developers have been successfully selling homes in a (nearly) net-zero-energy suburb built in 2008.

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  John Mcllwain

  Green design's rental boost

  Author, speaker, former lawyer, Chair for Housing at the Urban Land Institute (ULI) in Washington, D.C., Jan 12, 12.

  Green, it turns out, is the most effective way to sell a home.

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  Chronicle Editorial Board

  COH should be more efficient

  Houston Chronicle Editorial Board, Nov 22, 11.

  City of Houston should require 15% more efficiency than State code

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  Green is Mainstream - Green Building Education Seminar

  Vilas Bhuchar, Jan 20, 11.

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  COH offers cash to green buildings

  Part of stimulus funds

  Alex Wukman, Jan 09, 11.

  The City of Houston is offering up to $200,000 to commercial building owners to improve energy efficiency by up to 15%

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  Warren Karlenzig

  China's new national plan

  President of Common Current, fellow at the Post-Carbon Institute, strategic adviser to the Institute of the Strategic Resilience, Dec 10, 10.

  China planning for a greener future.

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  Sustainability Planning Toolkit released last week

  ICLEI USA developed guide

  Vilas Bhuchar, Dec 09, 09.

  ICLEI USA has released a Sustainability Planning Toolkit to help its 600 U.S. local govt members develop strong sustainability plans for their communities.

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  New York Commissioner wants loan scoring system to encourage energy efficiency and smart growth

  Moves to revise scoring system

  Vilas Bhuchar, Nov 19, 09.

  Pete Grannis has moved to include a smart growth score in community applications for low-interest loans from the EPA-led Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund.

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  New, fast-charging electric buses introduced

  Can recharge in 5-10 minutes

  Steve Hawley, Nov 11, 09.

  The lithium titanate batteries last 2.5 hours and can be recharged in 5-10 minutes, and they are 4-5 times more energy efficient than diesel buses.

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