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Unlikely New Coalition Shines Spotlight on National Goal of Dramatically Upping Energy Efficiency of All New U.S. Homes, Commercial Buildings
June 30, 2009The Building Energy Efficient Codes Network (BEECN), a diverse and even unlikely new coalition of utilities, the building and manufacturing industries, regional and national energy efficiency organizations, labor, academia, think tanks, and more today launched an integrated national campaign advocating strengthened codes to greatly reduce energy from America's largest user -- its homes and commercial buildings. Substantial research documents the role strengthened building codes play in bring down energy costs for consumers, businesses, governments and other institutions, BEECN asserted. Full release.