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Main Title Energy Efficiency Program Administrators and Building Energy Codes: A Resource of the National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency.
CORP Author Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Office of Air and Radiation.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC. Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability.
Year Published 2009
Stock Number PB2012-113669
Additional Subjects Energy efficiency ; Building codes ; Buildings ; Compliance ; Cost effectiveness ; Energy management ; Energy savings ; Implementation ; Regulations ; Resources ; Tools
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NTIS  PB2012-113669 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
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Abstract
This brief documents how energy efficiency program administrators have used technical, institutional, financial, and other resources to help advance building energy codes at the federal, state, and local levels, and describes the issues involved in fostering an expanded administrator role for the future. This brief is provided as part of a comprehensive suite of tools and resources to assist organizations in meeting the National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency goal to achieve all cost-effective energy efficiency by 2025. Improving the energy efficiency of newly constructed and renovated buildings through the adoption and implementation of building codes is one of the most cost-effective options for addressing the challenges of high energy prices, energy security, air pollution, and global climate change. Despite these benefits, building codes are not evenly adopted and enforced across the country. Energy efficiency program administrators--including utilities, state energy offices, third parties, or other entities that operate formal energy efficiency programs--have played important roles in advancing new building codes and improving the savings from existing codes. It is important to explore the opportunity for utilities and other program administrators to play an expanded role as part of achieving all cost-effective energy efficiency.