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The changes mean that new and renovated buildings constructed in jurisdictions that follow the 2012 IECC will use 30 percent less energy than those built to current standards. Local and state building code officials recently approved a package of revisions to the commercial section of the 2012 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) that represent the largest single-step efficiency increase in the history of the national, model energy code. The changes mean that new and renovated buildings constructed in jurisdictions that follow the 2012 IECC will use 30 percent less energy than those built to current standards. http://oikos.com/news/2010/12.html#iecc Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:10:44 GMT manual:1291162245923:25885130882642316:http://oikos.com/RSS/news.rss New Survey From Whirlpool Corporation and Habitat for Humanity International Also Find Consumers Believe Savings may be Worth the Expense New Survey From Whirlpool Corporation and Habitat for Humanity International Also Find Consumers Believe Savings may be Worth the Expense http://oikos.com/news/2010/12.html#affordable Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:08:56 GMT manual:1291162138688:3251792841400646:http://oikos.com/RSS/news.rss The U.S. General Services Administration’s upgraded requirement for LEED Gold certification as a minimum in all new federal building construction and substantial renovation projects will move the government’s federal inventory into a more sustainable future. By using the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Green Building Rating System established by the U.S. Green Building Council, GSA can evaluate and measure achievements in sustainable design. The U.S. General Services Administration’s upgraded requirement for LEED Gold certification as a minimum in all new federal building construction and substantial renovation projects will move the government’s federal inventory into a more sustainable future. By using the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Green Building Rating System established by the U.S. Green Building Council, GSA can evaluate and measure achievements in sustainable design. http://oikos.com/news/2010/12.html#GSA Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:07:51 GMT manual:1291162074014:8833146746810718:http://oikos.com/RSS/news.rss OSRAM SYLVANIA and Lowe's have announced plans to introduce the brightest LED replacement for America's most popular light bulb, the 60-watt incandescent. The SYLVANIA Ultra A-Line 12-watt LED bulb provides 810 lumens of light. OSRAM SYLVANIA and Lowe's have announced plans to introduce the brightest LED replacement for America's most popular light bulb, the 60-watt incandescent. The SYLVANIA Ultra A-Line 12-watt LED bulb provides 810 lumens of light. http://oikos.com/news/2010/12.html#led Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:06:47 GMT manual:1291162009323:17579744956151856:http://oikos.com/RSS/news.rss BuildingGreen, Inc., publisher of the GreenSpec® Directory and Environmental Building News™, recently announced the 2010 Top-10 Green Building Products. This ninth annual award, announced at the U.S. Green Building Council’s Greenbuild Conference in Chicago, recognizes the most exciting products drawn from recent additions to the GreenSpec Directory and coverage in Environmental Building News. BuildingGreen, Inc., publisher of the GreenSpec® Directory and Environmental Building News™, recently announced the 2010 Top-10 Green Building Products. This ninth annual award, announced at the U.S. Green Building Council’s Greenbuild Conference in Chicago, recognizes the most exciting products drawn from recent additions to the GreenSpec Directory and coverage in Environmental Building News. http://oikos.com/news/2010/12.html#topten Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:04:25 GMT manual:1291161871989:8186618111594041:http://oikos.com/RSS/news.rss