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Tuesday, September 22, 2009
ENERGY STAR Market Share on the Rise
Both home builders and home buyers are continuing to invest in high performing homes that save consumers money on their utility bills, while helping to protect the environment. Nearly 17% of all single-family homes built nationally in 2008 earned EPA's ENERGY STAR label, up from 12% in 2007. In addition, market share for ENERGY STAR qualified homes was 20% or greater in 15 states in 2008, including Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Iowa, Kentucky, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, and Vermont. Noticably, Southeastern states are absent from this list. This is why we have you all on the energy efficiency team out there promoting ENERGY STAR, EarthCraft, and other green building programs. Hopefully, through all of our efforts, we'll see the "Sweet Tea States" on this list come 2010. To see how all of the states performed in 2008, click here.
Reprinted from Southface Energy Rated Homes Newsletter
Friday, September 18, 2009
If it were 2008, Congressman Joe Wilson would be a patriot
Wasn't it just early last year (and for the 8 previous years) that opposition to the administration and its initiatives was patriotic? We were told citizens and politicians who disagreed with the administration were patriots, perhaps more patriotic than those who agree with the administration.... now the opposition is racist?
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