building codes

David:
I found this article with gopher using the Veronica media, there are
quite a lot to see there you may want to try it, I do not exactly know
what is that you are looking for so you better try it yourself.
If I can be of further help, go ahead and contact me.
Regards,
Jeannette

Building Codes


Increasing the efficiency of our buildings and technologies can reduce
energy demand to levels where solar and other environmentally more
benign renewable fuels can replace fossil fuels. By implementing a
true-cost pricing system that assigns the environmental cost of
burning fossil fuels like oil, gas, and coal to their purchase price,
the shift to renewables can be made cost-effective.

High energy-efficiency levels should be required in new construction,
and super-efficiency should be rewarded with tax rebates.

Energy-efficiency retrofitting of existing structures can also be
encouraged through the true-cost pricing mechanism; energy guzzler/
energy sipper taxes can be levied on existing structures at the point
of resale.

We urge that new construction be required to achieve one-quarter to
half its heating energy from the sun. Variances should be needed to
demonstrate why solar technology ought not to be used.

We support high energy-efficiency standards for lighting and home
appliances; again, energy guzzler/energy sipper tax schedules should
be established corresponding to this rate.

The use of solar and other renewable fuel technologies should be
mandatory in the construction and retrofitting of government
buildings.

The use of cogeneration in industrial practices can similary be
accelerated through the implementation of true-cost pricing
mechanisms.