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Energy Efficiency in the Built Environment Featured at Cleantech Focus Chicago
Posted on 27 Jul 2010 by Malcolm Dowden

By Malcolm Dowden, Solicitor and Environmental Law Consultant On 22 July 2010 Senate majority leader Harry Reid conceded that there would be no comprehensive legislation this year to address climate change. Withdrawal of the Kerry-Lieberman Bill leaves... Read More

Tags: energy management , built environment , CleanTech , energy efficiency , smart buildings

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