Parameters Of Energy Efficiency And Green Buildings?
January 15, 2010 by
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The US EPA has a well defined Energy Star Homes program, where new construction has to be independently verified to meet this standard.
See: http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=ne…
There are many new ‘greener’ programs, from USGBC, NAHB, and now the US Department of Energy:http://www.usgbc.org/http://www.nahbgreen.org/http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/ch…
David M on Fri, 15th Jan 2010 12:47 pm
Although not perfect nor complete, you can start with the
US Green Building Council – LEED Certification
There’s also some international codes that are typically ahead of the US, but they’re all construction geared and may not go far enough to improve energy efficiency and green-ness.
Good luck!