Global Green Reports Savings from Energy- and Resource-Efficiency

Global Green USA is producing a report which, the group claims, identifies

$1 billion in savings from energy- and resource-efficiency benefits in public and assisted housing. The recommendations resulted from an April 28 Policy Roundtable that Global Green USA hosted on Capitol Hill, and were presented to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Andrew Cuomo on June 2. They focus primarily on policy and procedural changes that would promote and streamline energy-efficiency initiatives. As an example, the group cites actions by the Chicago Housing Authority, including a performance contract with an energy services company that is expected to save $25 million over the next 12 years, and the installation of energy-efficient refrigerators, which should save $500,000 per year. The full report should be available in August from Mary Luevano at Global Green USA, 310/577-1885, ggusa@globalgreen.org.