Using up to 96 percent of the fuel, a commercial facility with a cogeneration system can produce both energy-efficient heat for domestic hot water and electricity to reduce energy consumption from external power sources.

As the number of droughts and water shortages continues to increase nationally, the existence of state-level laws that advance water efficiency and conservation is becoming more critical.

The ROC is the technical committee report on the actions taken by the technical committee accompanied by a ballot statement and one or more comments resulting from public review of the Report on Proposals

Later this year, RESNET expects to launch a more formal pilot project to allow builders and HERS raters to begin doing ratings

Conference paper abstracts are due March 26. Upon acceptance, final papers will be due July 9.

In Europe alone, there are over 2,100 LEED certified projects comprising over 40 million gross square meters of certified space.