EECC ‘Net Zero’ Efficient Buildings Push May Eclipse EPA’s Energy Star

An energy efficiency coalition’s aggressive push for new buildings to use net zero energy could eclipse EPA’s popular voluntary Energy STAR certification program that has played a leading role in advancing energy efficient buildings and products nationwide. The effort, by the Energy Efficient Codes Coalition (EECC), is led by mayors and efficiency advocates to accelerate a steady increase in efficiency standards as part of a “glide path” over coming decades to net zero energy use for new buildings. Such efforts...