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LEED Certifications for Federal Buildings Rise More Than 50%
The number of federal LEED-certified projects has skyrocketed about 51 percent this year, from 544 completed in 2011 to 821 in just the first eight months of 2012, the Federal Times reports.
Date: 10/26/2012
Type: Article
Technologies: Buildings
Tags: energy consumption, Federal buildings, LEED-certified
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer
Microsoft Moving into Building Management, Demand Response
Microsoft is developing a strategy for software and services for managing energy consumption in commercial buildings, as well as a strategy for integrating building management systems into predictive analysis tools.
Date: 03/11/2011
Type: Article
Technologies: Buildings, Control Systems, Smart Grid
Tags: building energy efficiency, demand response, energy consumption, energy management systems, Microsoft
Prototype of high-efficiency rooftop air conditioning unit
DOE Designs Energy-Saving AC Units
The Department of Energy says it has developed a new design for rooftop air conditioning units that would reduce energy consumption by 50 to 60 percent compared to current models.
Date: 02/09/2011
Type: Blog
Technologies: Buildings, HVAC
Tags: cooling systems, department of energy, DOE, energy consumption, energy efficiency policy, green buildings, high-efficiency, HVAC
LED
Starbucks Saves Millions on Energy Bills with LED Lighting
Starbucks has replaced every incandescent and halogen bulb in their US coffee stores with LEDs; company-wide, the switch has reduced lighting energy consumption by 80 percent and total store energy consumption by 7 percent.
Date: 12/10/2010
Type: Blog
Technologies: Lighting & Displays
Tags: energy consumption, energy savings, greenhouse gas emissions, incandescent bulbs, LED adoption, LED lighting
Microsoft Data Center
Microsoft-Backed Research Suggests Big Energy Reductions from Cloud
A new report from Microsoft suggests that large businesses could reduce their direct energy consumption and carbon emissions by up to 30 percent by moving certain on-premise applications into the cloud. Small business could see even greater gains of up to 90%.
Date: 11/04/2010
Type: Blog
Technologies: Computing and Networks, Data Centers
Tags: carbon emissions, cloud computing, cooling, data centers, energy consumption, energy-efficient computing, power consumption, servers
CNN Video: LA's Lighting Revolution
CNN Video: LA's Lighting Revolution
Institute faculty members Shuji Nakamura and Steven DenBaars are featured in a CNN video on L.A.'s investment in energy-efficient LEDs.
Date: 10/27/2010
Type: Video
Technologies: Lighting & Displays
Tags: energy consumption, energy-efficient lighting, LEDs, lighting, Nakamura
Rebound effect
The Rebound Effect: State of the Debate and Implications for Energy Efficiency Research
A new report from Institute faculty member Roland Geyer and his colleague Sheetal Gavankar examines the rebound effect, or the extent to which energy savings enabled by advances in energy efficiency are reduced by the behavioral response to the increase in efficiency.
Date: 10/26/2010
Type: Report
Technologies: Economic Impact, General Information
Tags: consumer behavior, economics, energy consumption, energy efficiency, energy savings
LED bulb.
Does Energy Conservation Work as Advertised?
Westinghouse Solar CEO Barry Cinnamon looks at the numbers behind efficiency measures and evaluates energy conservation policy.
Date: 09/13/2010
Type: Article
Tags: building energy efficiency, energy conservation, energy consumption, energy policy, energy retrofit, home energy management
Google PowerMeter screen shot.
Google Adds Home Efficiency Tips to PowerMeter
Google.org has added an energy-efficiency recommendations feature to PowerMeter, its home energy Web application.
Date: 08/31/2010
Type: Blog, News
Technologies: Smart Grid
Tags: energy consumption, google, home energy management, smart grid, smart meters
Energy saving activities.
Americans Are Clueless on Saving Energy, Study Finds
A study by the National Academy of Sciences finds that consumers don't fully understand the actual energy savings of various activities (like driving a more efficient car or turning off lights), indicating that consumer education or awareness programs could have a big impact on energy consumption.
Date: 08/18/2010
Type: Article, Report
Technologies: General Information, Transportation
Tags: consumer behavior, energy consumption, energy efficiency, energy efficient vehicles, energy savings

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