能源明星窗户，气候化，建筑解构以及更多

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弗吉尼亚州布拉特伯勒 - “在”框GreenBuildingAdvisor’s news desk is overflowing, so it’s time for a roundup of news headlines on a variety of topics: Energy Star window standards, a proposed national program to subsidize energy retrofit work, employment growth at Conservation Services Group, an update on weatherization funding, Seattle’s efforts to encourage building deconstruction, the tenth birthday of the EarthCraft Homes program, a Southampton developer’s struggle to get approval for a pea-stone parking lot, Canadian feed-in tariffs, and the Maldives’ commitment to a carbon-free future.

DOE Proposes Changes to Energy Star Window Criteria

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华盛顿特区 - 美国能源部已发布了最新版本的能源之星窗口新标准。拟议规范的最新草案包括以下更改：

• 在北部区域，最大U因子将从0.35变为0.32。
• 在北中央区域，最大U因子将从0.40变为0.32，最大太阳热增益系数（SHGC）将从0.55变为0.40。
• 在南部中部区域，最大U因子将从0.40变为0.35，最大SHGC将从0.40变为0.30。
• In the southern zone, the maximum U-factor would change from 0.65 to 0.60, and the maximum SHGC would change from 0.40 to 0.27.

要了解更多信息，请阅读：

• 能源明星计划经理理查德·卡尼（Richard Karney）的公告。
• 一个article在EcoHome关于拟议的标准。
• 能源部的提议。

佛蒙特州代表宣布能源改造计划

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BURINGTON Vt。——彼得•韦尔奇(D-Vt代表。) has proposed federal legislation to invest $10 billion over four years in a national initiative to weatherize millions of existing homes and commercial buildings. “Investing in energy efficiency is a practical, commonsense strategy to create jobs, save on energy costs, and do our part to fight climate change,” Welch said. Welch’s bill, called the Retrofit for Energy and Environmental Performance Act, would provide homeowner incentives of $1,000 to $3,000 for achieving a 10% to 20% decrease in residential energy use, with another $150 for every additional percentage point of energy savings achieved. Read more ina report from the Associated Press。

保护服务集团雄心勃勃的经济趋势

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WESTBOROUGH, Mass. — Conservation Services Group (CSG), a Massachusetts-based energy consulting firm, is expanding rapidly in spite of the nation’s shrinking economy. Over the past four years, the number of jobs at CSG has increased 111%. CSG contracts with utilities and states to provide a variety of services, including the management of residential energy-efficiency programs. Stephen Cowell, CSG’s chief executive officer, explained, “Energy efficiency is sweeping the country. CSG is now working in states that have not espoused conservation in the past. . . . Our growth is testimony to the increasing awareness, importance, and cost-effectiveness of energy efficiency. It is a very exciting time to be working in this industry.” For more information, readthe CSG press release。

国家开始收到气候化资金

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Within a few days, states are set to receive the first installment of the weatherization funding authorized by President Obama’s recently passed stimulus package. The federal government will soon be sending states $780 million in the first installment of the promised $8 billion in federal weatherization funding. To see a chart listing the amounts being sent to each state, read该报告在greenbiz.com上发布。

Seattle Introduces Flexible Demolition Permits to Encourage Building Deconstruction

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SEATTLE, Wash. — In hopes of encouraging green building deconstruction, the Seattle Department of Planning and Development has modified the way it issues demolition permits. A new voluntary permitting option will provide more time for green builders to salvage reusable materials from buildings slated for demolition. Rather than requiring simultaneous permits for demolition and new construction, the planning department will now issue a separate demolition permit prior to issuing a new-construction permit, as long as the existing building is being deconstructed and materials are being salvaged for reuse. Among those frustrated by the old permitting process was Pat Finn of RE Store in Ballard. “Being in the reuse industry, we’ve had a hard time getting into some houses to salvage before demolition because the builder, homeowner, or contractor does not get their demolition permits before they get access into the building,” said Finn. “We’re pretty excited that the city is looking for ways to lessen the waste and allow opportunity for more salvageable waste.” For more information, read来自巴拉德新闻论坛报。

Earthcraft Homes计划庆祝十岁生日

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ATLANTA, Ga. — Atlanta’s green building program, EarthCraft Homes, recently celebrated its tenth birthday. Established by the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association and Southface Energy Institute, the EarthCraft Homes program has spread to six Southeast states. According to theAtlanta Journal-Constitution, “The program was started after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency contacted the National Association of Home Builders about creating standards for energy-efficient construction. As the nation’s largest home builders group at the time, the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association was awarded the job of coming up with a green-building template.” More than 5,200 EarthCraft homes have been built over the last decade. For more information, readan article in theAtlanta Journal-Constitution。

LEED建造者指定豌豆石，而不是沥青

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纽约州南安普敦市 - 当房地产开发商Ari Meisel着手在南安普敦建造LEED白金建筑时，该镇反对他的停车场规格。根据东汉普顿之星，“梅塞尔（Meisels）想使用压碎的豌豆石，它会过滤水并防止径流。迈塞尔对南安普敦说：“这是该镇的问题。”‘Even though 200 yards away there was the same parking lot, they were pushing for black asphalt, which is terrible for the environment and impossible for LEED Platinum.’” The article quotes State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr., who said that New York was “way behind” other states in offering incentives or a more enlightened building code. “There were good reasons for the regulatory requirements when they were instituted,” he said, “but with developments in renewable energy and conservation technology, they need to be rethought.” Read more about the case inan article in the东汉普顿之星。

安大略省提出了慷慨的进料关税

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安大略省多伦多市 - 安大略省已提出了对光伏（PV）阵列产生的电力的慷慨的新饲料关税。该提案呼吁拥有10 kW或更少10千瓦的PV系统的房主，以每千瓦时获得80美分（加拿大）的100％的电气生产。阅读更多信息发表在Solarbuzz.com上的文章。

马尔代夫誓言成为世界上第一个中立国家

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男,马尔代夫,马尔代夫总统pledged that his country will becomes the world’s first carbon-neutral country by 2019. President Mohamed Nasheed made the commitment to a carbon-free future in response to scientists’ predictions that the low-lying Indian Ocean nation, much of which has an elevation of only 5 feet above sea level, will be among the first countries to disappear if oceans continue to rise. Nasheed plans to invest $1.1 billion in wind and solar projects to replace fossil fuel imports. “Going green might cost a lot, but refusing to act now will cost us the Earth,” said Nasheed. Read more ina Reuters News article。