Building partnerships and engaging communities were the key themes that emerged from the second Georgetown University Energy Prize workshop held in Palo Alto, CA, and hosted by Johnson Controls.
Thirty specific energy savings measures across all building types and climate zones resulted in cutting energy use by nearly half, according to results of newly approved research funded by ASHRAE.
Increasing the energy efficiency and reducing the energy consumption of existing buildings can have four times the environmental impact as compared to the installation of renewable energy, according to ASHRAE.