Sponsor USGBC Ingersoll Rand report offers recommendations for the Obama Administration to speed on Energy Efficiency and Building
Sunday, January 22nd, 2012
Washington DC (PRWeb) January 20, 2012 Tags Ingersoll-Rand plc (NYSE: IR), a world leader in creating and supporting a safe, comfortable and efficient, has joined with 15 companies to sponsor the New U.S. Building Council Green (USGBC) report offers recommendations that could drive economic and environmental benefits of green building, without the new law. Filed in the Obama Administration, the annual USGBC’s existing two legal authorities (ELA) The report seeks to identify what is needed to make the executive branch to facilitate continuous improvement of Congress absent.
Reports Tags:, better buildings through executive action: Utilize existing authorities to improve energy efficiency and sustainability in Multifamily Buildings, residential and commercial activities provide review and report progress by 2010, and identify new opportunities, including facilitating use of well-known label residential energy efficiency, energy efficiency and integrate sustainable development programs managed by the administration of economic development?. and better use of the Department of Defense procurement and authorities to promote green building research
Tags? The ability to build and modify the built environment to include higher performance and more energy-efficient buildings can be a catalyst for jobs and economic growth? W. Scott notes TEW, Executive Director, Centre for Energy Efficiency and Sustainability (Cees), Ingersoll Rand. ? This report outlines how additional federal solid action and can promote energy efficiency in the United States, to deliver cost savings to building owners and to help achieve targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions without new laws. We encourage the administration to build the momentum created in 2010 and hopes to work with the USGBC in making this proposal a reality.?
Tags: new opportunities in the ratio of the first targets for sustainability include:
???? facilitate the Voluntary Labeling Program for Residential Construction. A nationally-known, customer-friendly energy efficiency labels for residential buildings may have the same effect on the property market for ENERGY STAR label has been on the market for consumer products and equipment. DOE may accelerate the development of such labels by building on existing E-scale pilot program and the Federal Trade Commission can facilitate the use of labels to clarify the rules on certification and? Green? product claims.
?? Use Revive Federal Reserve Energy Performance Contracting. Energy savings performance contracts (? ESPCs?) To help agencies improve their facilities to meet modern standards of efficiency, while paying for the improvements from time to time from their energy savings. Executive Branch can improve oversight of capital investment plans and offer incentives for agency procurement officers to explore ESPCs as a tool to finance capital improvements. The proposal is consistent with the intent to implement the recent $ 2 billion in new ESPCs within the next two years Obama.
?? Labour Force Data Collection Program for large buildings. Systematic collection of detailed data on building energy and performance characteristics are important to inform the future development of standards, to enable monitoring of progress and comparison of the objectives of the building. Federal authorities, including energy information management, have full power to meet and to collect data on energy consumption by an additional request from the owners and residents of large buildings.
Ingersoll Rand, the USGBC and other organizations have been working closely with our federal government officials to identify new opportunities for executive policies to achieve higher performance energy efficient buildings. Since the first report of USGBC in April 2010, there was significant progress in the implementation of several proposals, including building the best management initiatives.
More information about Ingersoll Rand Tags sustainability initiatives and a copy of the report can be found at http://www.cees.ingersollrand.com the USGBC.
Tags: About Ingersoll Rand
Ingersoll Rand (NYSE: IR) is a world leader in creating and supporting a safe, comfortable and efficient on the market of commercial, residential and industrial. Our people and our family of brands – including Club Car, HUSSMANN, Ingersoll Rand, Schlage, Thermo King ????? and Trane? – To work together to improve air quality and comfort in homes and buildings, transport and protect food and soft, safe houses and commercial properties, industry and increase the productivity and efficiency. Ingersoll Rand is a global business $ 14000000000 is committed to sustainable business practices in our company and our customers. For more information, please visit http://www.ingersollrand.com.
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