Seattle energy benchmarking program Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Fri, 13 May 2011 19:48:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Seattle Project to Improve The Energy Efficiency of Buildings https://www.greenoptimistic.com/seattle-energy-efficient-buildings-20110513/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/seattle-energy-efficient-buildings-20110513/#respond Fri, 13 May 2011 19:48:58 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=18622 The massive consumption of energy can be counteracted not only by finding alternative sources, but also by cutting on the "appetite" we already have. If we look at the bigger picture, 70% of the total electricity production in the U.S. is eaten up by commercial buildings (according to the U.S. Department of Energy). So, wouldn't it be great if we could reduce that amount as much as we can?

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