SubscribeThe New Yorkers recent piece on the Jevons Paradox (gated) and the many responses it generated got me thinking back to a paper I wrote in graduate school about the strategy of using efficiency as a climate change mitigation policy. I don’t touch directly on the Jevons Paradox, which admittedly leaves a big gap in [...]
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energy issues in the built environment
Tag: efficiency gap
Driving the Residential Market?
Hot of the presses:
The EU is planning to require energy efficiency ratings be included in listings at point-of-sale.
Colorado (pdf) is pushing ‘green’ MLS listings, including, but not requiring, home energy ratings.
Good news today on both sides of the pond. These efforts are steps in the right direction towards better disclosure and could drive broader market [...]
Disclosure
BEPInfo distributes a link today from Consulting-Specifying Engineer regarding the policy of disclosure when it comes to commercial and residential building energy performance. This is a hot-button issue these days, as CSE notes the US DOE is considering a (voluntary) energy label for homes (click through for webinar about the proposed program).
I think this is [...]