"Setting strong energy efficiency standards for buildings is an essential way for us to produce clean, quick, and cheap energy," said Warren of NRDC. "This diverse coalition is proposing efficiency standards that would be the most effective way to fight global warming at the lowest cost. Quite simply, greater building efficiency means more clean energy and smaller utility bills."

The Building Energy Efficient Codes Network is a unique, broad-based alliance of longstanding energy efficiency advocates -- from government, regional energy efficiency alliances, environmental groups, utilities, energy consumers and businesses. BEECN has joined forces to mount an integrated national campaign comprised of initiatives to: 1) Spotlight and boost public awareness of the economic, environmental, energy demand, occupant comfort and affordability benefits of nationally driven and continuously improved building energy codes, 2) Enact federal legislation that will boost the energy efficiency of all new building by 30% in 2010 and 50% by the middle of the next decade and set our nation on a continuous improvement glide path to Net-Zero-Energy buildings by 2030, and 3) Ensure that states and localities have the resources they need to adopt, implement, administer and enforce stronger energy codes for new homes and commercial buildings.

Source: Alliance to Save Energy