http://www.builditgreen.org Build It Green Release RSS feed. Build It Green. Copyright 2005, Build It Green Tendenci Membership Management Software by Schipul - The Web Marketing Company en-us noemail@builditgreen.org Sun, 19 May 2013 09:00:14 GMT Release http://www.builditgreen.org/en/rel/93/ by Elise Hunter Government Relations Manager Build It Green California continues to lead the way in defining the new ‘green economy’ with a bill that will result in comprehensive retrofits to existing residential and nonresidential buildings across the state. Assembly Bill 758 (AB 758) requires the California Energy Commission (CEC) to develop a statewide program to achieve greater energy savings in existing building stock. Existing buildings represent a vast untapped potential for energy savings and greenhouse gas reduction, since 72% of California’s buildings were constructed prior to any state energy codes. The Democratic Assembly estimates that the AB 758 program will equate to removing 3 million cars from the road. Passed in October of last year, this pioneering bill was authored by Assemblymember Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) and championed by prominent environmental groups. At a CEC business meeting on February 24, energy specialist Bill Pennington... http://www.builditgreen.org/en/rel/93/ noemail@builditgreen.org Tue, 06 Apr 2010 22:00:00 GMT