As a city planner and a real estate investor, Philadelphia founder William Penn would appreciate the energy efficiency efforts currently underway in the nation’s fifth-most populated city. With the help of Pennsylvania State University and other organizations, the Philadelphia Navy Yard is being transformed into a center for advanced research and an example of energy-efficient [...]
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Chemistry propels states in an “energy efficiency race to the top”
“Let’s cut in half the energy wasted by our homes and businesses over the next 20 years,” President Obama declared in his State of the Union address last week, seizing the opportunity to introduce a new “Energy Efficiency Race to the Top” program to encourage states to adopt stronger building energy standards and support combined [...]
New DOE online tool can help improve building and safety performance
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently unveiled a new online tool, the Building America Solutions Center, which provides information and services on building science and building efficiency. Buildings today account for one-third of all U.S. energy consumption, so the tool is designed to help promote energy reduction and improve the overall performance and safety [...]
Updated building codes keep Illinois on pace with latest energy efficiency innovations
On January 1, 2013, Illinois became the second state in the nation (after Maryland) to implement the 2012 version of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) for residential and commercial buildings — part of a nationwide effort to make our homes and businesses more energy efficient. The 2012 code can make homes 15 percent more [...]
New video and report: The chemistry behind energy efficient buildings
Nearly one-third of all energy used in the U.S. today is consumed by the building sector — and that number could rise dramatically over the next few decades, potentially reaching more than 62 percent by 2050, according to a new report from the International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA) on the benefits of energy-efficient building [...]
ACEEE conference examines energy efficient buildings, chemistry solutions
The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) is hosting a conference on the west coast this week to the tone of “Fueling Our Future with Efficiency,” with a focus on solutions for reduced energy use in buildings. According to the conference website: What the discussion boils down to is this. 40 percent of energy [...]
DOE workshop calls attention to improving residential energy efficiency
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) continues along a path toward a more energy efficient America this week by hosting a workshop focused on improving energy efficiency in our country’s residential sector. The three-day workshop, Residential Energy Efficiency Solutions: From Innovation to Market Transformation, is part of DOE’s Better Buildings Initiative – a program within [...]
Building an energy-efficient future through chemistry
Projections currently estimate that 70 percent of the world’s population will live in cities by the year 2050. As urban areas become more condensed and our population grows, building efficiency becomes an increasingly necessary priority to the larger energy world. The United Nations Sustainable Energy for All Initiative aims to double the global rate of [...]
EE Global Forum highlights efficiency challenges, chemistry solutions
Visionaries attending the 2012 Energy Efficiency Global Forum will draw from a palette of energy efficiency technologies, policies and regulations to paint a more sustainable future for our planet — and they’ll find that hardly any solution exists that does not depend on innovations driven by chemistry. For example, some of this year’s discussion topics [...]
Zero-energy homes rely on chemistry products to maximize efficiency
The thought of handing out complimentary iPads with the purchase of a new home may sound like a ploy to lure waffling prospects, but for a group of four energy efficiency driven duplexes in Frederick, MD, the incentive comes with a very practical purpose. Homebuyers are given iPads to monitor energy efficiency, the USA Today [...]
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- ACC Commends Senators Lautenberg and Vitter for Bipartisan Leadership to Reform TSCA May 22, 2013
- American Chemistry Council Convenes Capitol Hill Discussion on Safety of Chemicals in Consumer Products May 22, 2013
- New York Policy and Business Leaders Host Forum on How Shale Gas Can Transform State’s Manufacturing Sector, Economy May 21, 2013
- ACC President Highlights Shale Gas and Manufacturing at Senate Energy Committee Natural Gas Forum May 21, 2013
- Expansion of Consumer-Driven Chemical and Plastics Applications Suggests Continued Modest Economic Growth May 21, 2013
