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Energy Study: California Existing Commercial Buildings

”Up to 80 percent of the energy used by commercial buildings is going up in smoke”… per a new study by Next 10 that examined energy use among California’s existing commerical buildings. Read a news article about the study below: http://www.sacbee.com/2010/07/14/2888438/california-conservation-group.html#ixzz0uMJM3Z5A Here is a link to the actual Next 10 report: http://www.next10.org/research/research_eeijc.html

AB 1103- Energy Disclosure Law Update

California is requiring Energy Disclosure via Assembly Bill 1103 (AB 1103) starting in 2011.   The California Energy Commission recently published the AB 1103 implementation schedule. Real Estate owners are actively beginning to do energy audits and energy benchmarking to prepare for the implementation of this law in 8 months. Building owners must disclose their building’s…