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Energy-Efficient Buildings: Europe
New buildings and major renovation in the European Union will be “nearly zero energy” by 2021, though the phrase’s definition will vary significantly by country. Regulatory support has begun, and will...
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Energy Efficient Buildings: Global Outlook
The market for energy efficiency services and equipment is on the rise as national governments look to reduce energy consumption by improving the efficiency of the building stock. The structure of...
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Zero Energy Buildings
As green building practices become more commonplace in the global construction industry, the goal of designing zero energy buildings, or buildings that consume as much energy as they produce through...
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The U.S. Energy Service Company Market
The energy service company (ESCO) market for energy efficiency project installations and services exceeded $5.1 billion in 2011. Driven by public policies that encourage a greater emphasis on energy...
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Global Building Stock Database
Knowledge of the size and composition of the global building stock is essential for understanding the building environment and the potential market for new energy efficiency and renewable energy...
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Building Information Modeling
The market for building information modeling (BIM) software and services is still nascent, but evolving rapidly. The architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry is coming to the...
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Energy Efficient Homes
The residential housing industry has long been a pillar of stable economic growth in local, regional, and national markets. Since the United States housing bubble burst in 2007, the residential...
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Smart Buildings: Ten Trends to Watch in 2012 and Beyond
Buildings are becoming smarter through the deployment of intelligent and energy efficient technologies that reduce energy consumption while making buildings easier to manage and operate. Demand for...
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Energy Efficiency Retrofits for Commercial and Public Buildings
The demand for energy efficiency retrofits in commercial and public buildings comes from many different sources. First and foremost is the desire to reduce the energy costs necessary to operate the...
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Building Optimization and Commissioning Services
Commissioning services, which include initial building commissioning as well as recommissioning, retrocommissioning, and continuous commissioning, are designed to ensure that a building’s equipment and...
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Materials in Green Buildings
As the market for green buildings grows and matures, so too does the market for green building materials. The component elements of structure, envelope, cladding, floors and walls, and interior...
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The U.S. Energy Service Company Market
The U.S. energy service company (ESCO) market has been championed over the last 30 years as a breakthrough in energy efficiency financing. ESCOs use a range of energy efficiency financing instruments,...
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