John DeJean, father of ETA President Daryl DeJean, swept the gold medals at the Baton Rouge Louisiana Senior Olympic tennis tournament. John and his partner, Dyer LaFleur, won the men's doubles bracket. John went on to capture the singles title. As the gold medal winners they qualified to move on to the Louisiana State Senior Olympics. Watch out world, the cajun duo is on the move in the Senior Olympic scene.
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Update of ENERGY STAR Benchmarking by Emerging Technologies Associates
We have benchmarked 13 buildings over the last year totaling 7,100,000 square feet. Three buildings have received the ENERGY STAR. One building is featured on ENERGY STAR as a Success Story.
U S Deparment of Energy released a video on LED technology in February. http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/ssl/raleigh-video.html
March 19, 2010 - The US EPA and US DOE announce new action steps to strengthen the ENERGY STAR ® program . " This action comes at a critical time for American consumers, many of whom struggle to keep up with their monthly energy bills. " according to the US DOE and US EPA . The two agencies are taking aggressive action in expanding testing of ENERGY STAR qualified products and enforcement of energy effciency standards.
A two-step process of qualifying ENERGY STAR labeled products has already begun requiring that all products seeking the ENERGY STAR label be tested in approved laboratories and that an ongoing verification testing program be implemented to ensure that efficiency standards are complied with continually. Residential Light Fixtures whether Compact Fluorescent Light or LED's are all tested by accredited third party laboratories to receive the ENERGY STAR label.
A key to strenghthening the value of the trusted brand is the enforcement actions to require compliance with miminum appliance efficiency standards. For example, on January 25, 2010, the US DOE removed 34 Compact Fluorescent Light models from 24 manufacturers from the list of ENERGY STAR qualified list of products. The specific enforcement steps are:
1. formation of an enforcement team within the Office of the General Counsel to pursue violations of certifications issued by the US DOE and compliance with ENERGY STAR criteria.
2. enforcement actions are imposition of civil penalty, removal of labels and immediate corrective actions. For further details, please see
The Earth Advantage Institute has released a list of the top ten “green” building trends in 2010 that range from energy “scores” for homes to web-based displays that track energy usage in real time.
The smart grid and connected home is expected to grow in 2010 as utilities continue to make upgrades to the grid for more effective generation, storage and distribution of power, and as smart-grid manufacturers develop custom and web-based display panels that show real-time home energy use, says the Earth Advantage Institute.
Sources: http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/01/11/ten-green-building-trends-for-2010/Concerns have been building about weakness in commercial real estate, but Matthew J. Kotchen of Yale University notes new research that points to a potential bright spot in the sector.
Good news about commercial real estate is in short supply these days, so it may be surprising to hear that going “green” can earn some “green.”
New research shows that green-certified buildings command substantially higher rents and selling prices. Economists Piet Eichholtz, Nils Kok, and John Quigley estimate just how much in a forthcoming paper in the American Economic Review. They consider the federal government’s Energy Star certification and the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED certification.
Source: http://blogs.wsj.com/environmentalcapital/2009/12/16/greener-pastures-for-commercial-real-estate/
