U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu recently announced a partnership with The Appraisal Foundation that will help expand access to energy efficiency and building performance information for commercial buildings. Under the new partnership, the Department of Energy and The Appraisal Foundation will work to ensure that appraisers nationwide have the information, practical guidelines, and professional resources they need to evaluate energy performance when conducting commercial building appraisals. This partnership is one of the steps the Department is taking as part of the part of President Obama’s Better Buildings Initiative announced in February.
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