| DOE launches Zero-Net Energy Commercial Building Initiative |
 With the aim of drastically reducing the amount of energy that buildings consume by 2025, the U.S Department of Energy (DOE) has launched a new program called the Zero-Net Energy Commercial Building Initiative (CBI). The program's objective is to make new commercial buildings capable of generating as much energy as they consume available by using advanced energy efficiency technologies and on-site renewable energy generation systems, such as solar power and geothermal energy. In 2005, commercial buildings used 18 percent of energy in the United States, accounting for 18 percent of greenhouse gas emissions. DOE’s Building Technologies Program aims to support High Performance Green Building activities in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA 2007) including: technology research and development; provision of technical assistance to encourage widespread technology adoption; development of a means for measurement and verification of energy savings; work with code-setting bodies to ensure technologies are properly deployed; and analysis of incentives for builders, landlords, and tenants to ensure that cost-effective investments are made on a life-cycle basis. |
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