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Columbia Law School Center for Climate Change Law: EPA Announces Competition to Improve Building Energy Efficiency
Posted on 9 May 2011 by J. Cullen Howe

By J. Cullen Howe, Environmental Law Specialist, Arnold & Porter LLP On May 2, 2011, EPA announced the Battle of the Buildings , a competition among commercial, medical, educational, and public buildings to reduce energy use. The competition... Read More

Tags: Cullen Howe , Green Buildings , Statements of Energy Performance , energy use , Battle of the Buildings , Energy Star , energy consumption , building energy efficiency , EPA

EPA Launches Green Products Web Portal for Pollution Prevention Week
Posted on 27 Sep 2011 by LexisNexis Environmental Law Community Staff

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is observing Pollution Prevention (P2) Week (September 19-25, 2011) by launching a new tool designed to provide Americans easy access to information about everyday products like home appliances... Read More

Tags: pollution , WaterSense , green products , toxic chemicals , Environmental Protection Agency , water conservation , Energy Star , energy efficiency , clean water , EPA

EPA Launches Green Products Web Portal for Pollution Prevention Week
Posted on 27 Sep 2011 by LexisNexis Environmental Law Community Staff

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is observing Pollution Prevention (P2) Week (September 19-25, 2011) by launching a new tool designed to provide Americans easy access to information about everyday products like home appliances... Read More

Tags: pollution , WaterSense , green products , toxic chemicals , Environmental Protection Agency , water conservation , Energy Star , energy efficiency , clean water , EPA

Columbia Law School Center for Climate Change Law: San Francisco Passes Law Requiring Building Energy Audits and Benchmarking
Posted on 18 Apr 2011 by J. Cullen Howe

By J. Cullen Howe, Environmental Law Specialist, Arnold & Porter LLP Recently, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted to pass the Existing Commercial Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance , which requires owners of commercial buildings... Read More

Tags: energy performance , commercial buildings , benchmarking , Cullen Howe , Green Buildings , energy management , energy audits , Energy Star , San Francisco , energy efficiency

Columbia Law School Center for Climate Change Law: EPA Announces Competition to Improve Building Energy Efficiency
Posted on 9 May 2011 by J. Cullen Howe

By J. Cullen Howe, Environmental Law Specialist, Arnold & Porter LLP On May 2, 2011, EPA announced the Battle of the Buildings , a competition among commercial, medical, educational, and public buildings to reduce energy use. The competition... Read More

Tags: Cullen Howe , Green Buildings , Statements of Energy Performance , energy use , Battle of the Buildings , Energy Star , energy consumption , building energy efficiency , EPA