This paper is an overview of various activities underway in the Federal sector to help improve the energy efficiency in new and existing Federal commercial buildings. The two main drivers for the energy efficiency upgrades within the Federal sector are Executive Orders (E.O.) from the Executive branch and the legislative requirements passed by the legislative branch and then signed into law by the Executive branch of the U.S. Federal Government. The recent Executive Orders pertaining to this discussion are the E.O. 12902 (1994) and the E.O. 13123 (1999). The legislative requirements are contained in the Energy Policy Act (EPACT) of 1992 which amended the Energy Conservation and Production Act (ECPA) and the pending Energy Policy Act of 2003.
Revised: May 20, 2005 |
Published: August 27, 2004
Citation
Nasseri C.H., S. Somasundaram, and D.W. Winiarski. 2004.Improving Energy Efficiency in Federal Commercial Buildings. In Breaking Out of the Box. 2004 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings Proceedings, 9 pp. Washington, District Of Columbia:American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy.PNNL-SA-41559.