Related
News
NASEO's
Buildings
Committee
Provides
Comment
to DOE
on Home
Performance
with
ENERGY
STAR
Earlier
this
spring,
the U.S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(EPA)
and the
U.S.
Department
of
Energy
(DOE)
announced
that in
their
efforts
to
advance
whole
home
energy
efficiency
upgrades,
the two
agencies
will
transition
the Home
Performance
with
ENERGY
STAR (HPwES)
program
to DOE
by
October
1, 2011.
As part
of this
transition,
EPA and
DOE are
considering
a number
of
changes
to the
program.
The
NASEO
Buildings
Committee
developed
recommendations
and
provided
it to
DOE and
EPA to
provide
input on
possible
program
changes
from a
state
perspective.
NASEO
Comments
on the
“Race to
the
Green”
“Race to
the
Green”
comprises
one part
of
President
Obama's
Better
Buildings
Initiative,
which
targets
energy
efficiency
in
existing
commercial
buildings
and was
proposed
in
February
2011. As
proposed,
“Race to
the
Green”
would be
a
competitive
grant
program
“for
state
and
municipal
governments
that
streamline
regulations
and
attract
private
investment
for
retrofit
projects.”
See
White
House
press
release
online.
The
program
is still
in early
development
stages
and
NASEO
has been
engaged
with the
Council
for
Environmental
Quality
and the
U.S.
Department
of
Energy
to
monitor
updates
and
provide
input.
With
input
from the
State
and
Territory
Energy
Offices,
NASEO
developed
a letter
summarizing
comments
and
recommendations.
The U.S.
Green
Building
Council
and
ICLEI
USA also
lent
their
support
to these
recommendations.
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Buildings
Committee
NASEO's Buildings Committee covers
state, regional, and national issues in
the areas of residential, commercial and
public buildings and building energy
codes. The committee provides a way for
State Energy Office members and NASEO
Affiliate members to engage with each
other and with NASEO staff to:
- Identify emerging and priority
issues that are relevant to the
state and territory energy offices;
- Facilitate peer-exchange,
sharing of best practices on
policies and programs, and regional
or multi-state collaboration where
appropriate;
- Provide regular updates on
relevant regional and national
policies and initiatives that may
impact the state and territory
energy offices;
- Guide NASEO's Buildings Program
activities; and
- Build consensus on issues, where
appropriate.
Who Should Participate
State and territory energy office (SEO)
directors can choose to participate in
any or all of NASEO's committees.
Directors may also choose to designate
program staff from their offices to
participate. NASEO Affiliate members may
also participate. To designate or
confirm a contact for the committee,
please provide Diana Lin (dlin@naseo.org)
with the designee's contact information.
Membership Expectations
Committee members are expected to
participate in committee conference
calls and meetings, provide input on
agenda discussion items from their
office's perspective, and share their
unique state or territory experience
with other committee members.
NASEO committees meet in-person twice
a year at NASEO's fall Annual Meeting
and the NASEO/ASERTTI State Energy
Policy and Technology Outlook
Conference. Additionally, the Buildings
Committee holds regular bi-monthly
calls.
The next committee call will be held
on January 26th from 3:30-4:30pm ET.
Resources
For further information about this
committee, contact:
Diana Lin,
dlin@naseo.org 703.299.8800 x24
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