http://throughagreenlens.com/2010/02/01/california-adopts-u-s-s-first-mandatory-green-building-code/ Fresh green news, politics, and culture. Fri, 04 May 2012 14:04:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://throughagreenlens.com/2010/02/01/california-adopts-u-s-s-first-mandatory-green-building-code/#comment-419 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:00:38 +0000 http://throughagreenlens.com/?p=580#comment-419 Updating State energy codes is an important step towards reducing energy use, cost savings, and emissions reductions. Many people do not know that buildings use one third of our total energy, two-thirds of our electricity. “Research shows that modern energy codes could save about 330 Trillion BTU by 2030, almost 2% of total current residential energy consumption. There would also be comparable savings in consumer energy bills, air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions” (www.bcap-ocean.org).

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