Simbha Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 Just found this today. Perhaps it's irrelevant or old news...As of 2009, Houston ranked relative to other US cities by the EPA:#6 in terms of number of energy-star buildings (133)#2 in total floorspace of these buildings (64 million sq. ft.)#3 in total cost savings ($73.9 million)#1 in "emissions prevented" (53,400 homes equivalence)Houston dropped from #3 in number of buildings to #6 this year. I would think one of the other measures is more relevant, but what do I know...?Source here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skwatra Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 our Green power usage is pretty high too. Actually #1 for cities:Annual Green Power Usage from EPA 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 (edited) A lot of this has to do with that we've simply had so many more buildings constructed here in recent years than have been constructed in other parts of the country. ...which is ironic, because the greenest city is one whose economy and population are shrinking.Admittedly, it helps that the City of Houston has adopted a particularly stringent Energy Code. On the other hand, Energy Star and LEED don't exactly adjust for differences in climate, so a 'green' building here may not be as 'green' as one in a more temperate locale. Edited March 29, 2010 by TheNiche 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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