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Energy $inart <br />I1omes & Basinelsses <br />How; Parr building codes for energy efficiency <br />Roughly 35% of U.S. CO. emissions <br />come from residential and commer- <br />,V cial building energy use. Building <br />i a codes can require measures such as <br />improved insulation and efficient <br />lighting and appliances to improve <br />efficiency. <br />E0_ ?" . The City of Berkeley's <br />Residential and Commercial Energy <br />C D Conservation Ordinances are codes <br />that improve the energy efficiency of <br />1. attic insulation existing building stock. The measures <br />1. low-flow shower head mandate basic conservation improve- <br />3. compact fluorescent ments at the point a property <br />bulbs & energy efficient changes ownership. With lower <br />appliances energy bills, the upgrades typically <br />4. weather rtrip doors pay for themselves rapidly. <br />& windows RESOURCES: <br />? Building Code Assistance Project. Free <br />assistance to states and municipalities in <br />adopting energy codes. (202) 530-2200; <br />www.soistice.crest.org/efficiency/bcap <br />? Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy <br />Network, U.S. D.O.E. 1-800-363-3732; <br />www.eren.doe.gov <br />10 <br />Be an E f ficient <br />Bayer <br />State and local governments, spend over <br />$25 billion a year purchasing energy using <br />products and over $10 billion to power <br />those products. Specifying energy efficiency <br />in purchasing policies can cut <br />energy costs by 25 to 50%. <br />The State of Massaebasetts <br />purchases PCs, fax machines, <br />copiers, and appliances that meet. <br />the E.P.A.'s ENERGY STAR efficiency <br />standards. Portland. Oregon. <br />also requires ENERGY STAR <br />purchasing, with energy <br />savings projected at <br />$35,000 per year. <br />RESOURCES: <br />? Energy Star Purchasing Toolkit. <br />E.P.A. & D.O.E. 1-888-782-7937; <br />www.energystar.gov <br />*I.C'L•E•I <br />International Council for <br />Local Environmental Initiatives <br />The Cities for C1iTnate Protection <br />Campaign (CCP) is looking for local gov- <br />ernments willing to think globally and act <br />locally. A project of the International <br />Council for Local Environmental Initiatives, <br />the Campaign helps local governments <br />implement policies and measures that <br />reduce global warming pollution, improve <br />air quality and enhance communities. <br />Cities and counties participating in the <br />Campaign develop action plans to reduce <br />community-wide emissions. CCP govern- <br />ments have found increasing energy <br />efficiency and decreasing fossil fuel <br />consumption to be cost effective, good <br />sense strategies that tackle a host of <br />other local problems. <br />ICLEI offers software and other tools to <br />make the tasks easy, along with training <br />workshops, information, grant funding <br />and other assistance. <br />join Toledo, Honolulu, Miami-Dade, <br />Minneapolis, New Orleans and 55 <br />other cities and counties in ICLEI's Cities <br />for Climate Protection Campaign. <br />Contact; <br />ICLEI <br />15 Shattuck Square <br />Berkeley, CA 94704 <br />510 540-8843 <br />Fax 510 540-4787 <br />Email: iclei_usa@iclei.org <br />(heck Out (itief for Climate Protection <br />Campaign Webfite: www.iclei-org/uf <br />Global <br />polliatXorx <br />w$?mxn? <br />Comes from <br />three mein soarces: <br />. burning fossil fuel <br />¦ waste decomposition <br />¦ loss of forests and green areas. <br />Reduce this pollution by using <br />renewable sources of power, Increas- <br />ing the energy efficienry of build- <br />ings• equipment, and transport, <br />sending less waste to landfills, and <br />increasing trees and greenspace. <br />® Printed on 100% rec. <br />paper with soy base<