by SPEER | Jan 7, 2013 | News
SPEER’s Energy Efficiency Summit will feature some of the brightest minds and most innovative companies and organizations in the world of energy efficiency, all focused on one question:
How do we increase and accelerate the adoption of energy efficiency in Texas and Oklahoma?
by SPEER | Jan 6, 2013 | News
“This Energy Efficiency Program Impact Evaluation Guide describes the common terminology, structures, and approaches used for determining (evaluating) energy and demand savings as well as avoided emissions and other non-energy benefits resulting from facility (non-transportation) energy efficiency program that are implemented by local governments, states, utilities private companies, and nonprofits……”
by SPEER | Jan 4, 2013 | News, Uncategorized
The fiscal cliff bill extended several key energy efficiency provisions, making several which had expired in 2011 retroactive to Jan. 1, 2012 and lasting through Dec 31, 2013. For consumers, they key provision is a $500 tax credit for energy efficient upgrades like...
by SPEER | Jan 4, 2013 | News
Houston City Council adopted an ordinance this week to require all new residential construction to be 10% higher than the 2009 IECC, which is the current statewide code. Houston was already 5% above the 2009; this move further establishes Houston’s position as...
by SPEER | Dec 14, 2012 | News
Ed Mazria, Founder & CEO of Architecture 2030
Mr. Mazria has reshaped the national and international dialogue on energy to incorporate urban planning, building design and the ‘Building Sector’. He is the founder of Architecture 2030, a non-partisan, non-profit organization developing building sector solutions to the energy and climate crises.