Articles Tagged with ''home energy''

To further advance energy efficiency in buildings, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced it is launching two new Better Buildings Accelerators to help American families improve the efficiency of their homes.

Connecticut has launched a statewide residential energy labeling program. The first state to use the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Home Energy Score, EnergizeCT’s Home Energy Solutions program will provide an energy efficiency score and recommend efficiency improvements to residents across the state.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $4 million in funding to develop and demonstrate new energy efficiency solutions for homes through its Building America program.

CLEAResult, a leader in designing and implementing energy efficiency programs for utilities, announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase the assets of Conservation Services Group (CSG), a leading provider of residential energy efficiency programs in the United States.

The global residential energy management market was an estimated $2.86 billion in 2014 and is forecast to reach $15.6 billion by 2019, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 40.4 percent between 2014 and 2019, according to a new market research report published by MarketsandMarkets.

National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) surveys indicate that energy efficiency and sustainability are among the most-wanted features of home buyers and that builders are responding to this demand.

The global energy management systems (EMS) market is expected to reach $44.4 billion by 2020, registering a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.75 percent from 2014 to 2020, according to a new report by Allied Market Research.

Solar accounted for 32 percent of the nation’s new generating capacity in 2014, beating out wind energy and coal for the second year in a row. Only natural gas constituted a greater share of new generating capacity.

The Building Performance Institute’s (BPI’s) Building Science Principles (BSP) Certificate of Knowledge has been approved by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) as a minimum qualifying credential for candidates to take the Home Energy Score Assessor exam.

As part of a campaign devoted to rallying Californians to “Play Your Part” to meet the state’s energy goals, Energy Upgrade California® has announced partnerships with the National Hockey League’s (NHL’s) Los Angeles Kings and San Jose Sharks to help raise awareness about ways people can better manage energy.