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Energy $ rnart • I •. 0 L • E • I <br /> n n International® Council For Local Environmental Initiatives <br /> How ; Pass building codes for energy efficiency The Citia % for Climate protection <br /> Campaign ( CCP) is looking for local gov - <br /> Roughly 35 % of U . S . CO2 emissions ernments willing to think globally and act <br /> w• come from residential and commer- locally. A project of the International <br /> cial buildingenergy use . Building <br /> ear' gY g Council for Local Environmental Initiatives , <br /> codes can require measures such as the Campaign helps local governments <br /> improved insulation and efficient implement policies and measures that <br /> 4 lighting and appliances to improve reduce global warming pollution , improve <br /> S� efficient y, air quality and enhance communities . <br /> �= The City of Ber%eley ' S Cities and counties <br /> esienal an Commercial Energy <br /> participating , in the <br /> 0 Residential d 9Y Campaign develop action plans to reduce <br /> Conservation Ordinances are codes community-wide emissions . CCP govern - <br /> that improve the energy efficiency of 1 ments have found increasing energy. attic insulation existing building stock . The measures efficiency and decreasing fossil fuel <br /> Z . low -flow shower head mandate basic conservation improve - consumption to be cost effective, good <br /> 3 . compact fluorescent ments at the point a property sense strategies that tackle a host of <br /> bulbs & energy efficient changes ownership . With lower other local problems . <br /> appliances energy bills, the upgrades typically ICLEI offers software and other tools to <br /> 4 , weather strip doors pay for themselves rapidly. <br /> & windows make the tasks easy, along with training <br /> �E � OUR� �E � : workshops, information , grant funding <br /> ✓ Building Code Assistance Project . Free and other assistance . <br /> assistance to states and municipalities in join Toledo , Honolulu , Miami - Dade, <br /> adopting energy codes . (202 ) 530 - 2200 ; Minneapolis , New Orleans and 55 <br /> www. solstice . crest . org / efficiency/ bcap other cities and counties in ICLEI 's Cities <br /> ✓ Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy for Climate Protection Campaign , <br /> Network, U . S . D . O . E . 1 - 800 - 363 - 3732 ; <br /> www. eren . doe . gov Contact ; <br /> ICLEI <br /> 15 Shattuck Square <br /> 10 Berkeley, CA 94704 <br /> 510 540 - 8843 <br /> �; Fax 510 540 - 4787 <br /> n t <br /> Email : iclei_ usa@iclei . or <br /> 9 <br /> Bayer (heck Out Cities for Climate Protection <br /> State and local governments spend over campaign Webfite , www, iclei . org / uf <br /> $ 25 billion a year purchasing energy using <br /> ' products and over $ 10 billion to power <br /> those products . Specifying energy efficiency <br /> EPA in purchasing policies can cut <br /> SwmTHEEMTaSWNGYbmMoNa energy costs by 25 to 50 % . Global <br /> The State of lYta % SachrzSett % m112g <br /> purchases PCs , fax machines , P01114100 � O <br /> copiers , and appliances that meet n m � f1bom <br /> the E . P. A . 's ENERGY STAR efficiency <br /> standards . Portland , Oregon O, n arcm <br /> also requires ENERGY STAR burning fossil fuel <br /> purchasing , with energy ■ waste decomposition <br /> savings projected at ■ loss of forests and green areas , <br /> $ 35 , 000 per year. Reduce this <br /> RESOURCES : renewable sources Of on by using <br /> ✓ Energy star Purchasing Toolkit, ing the energy , p ° Wes, increas - <br /> E . P. A . & D . O . E . 1 - 888 - 782 - 7937; ings, equip ent, and transport., <br /> ° f build - <br /> www. energystar. gov sending <br /> ing less waste to landfiillls, and <br /> increasing <br /> trees and greens ace . ® Printed on 100% recycled <br /> p paper with soy bared inks. <br /> Ali+i:.id <br />