Policy
FAS has authored a paper reviewing the shortcomings of the Energy Efficient Mortgage program and current relevant legislation introduced by Rep. Perlmutter, (D-CO). This paper also proposes additional steps to advance the program's use and impact.
A part of the mission of the Building Technologies Program is to create guidelines, evaluation systems, and incentives to improve energy efficiency standards and to reduce the environmental impact of the built environment on a national scale.
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Rebuilding Mortgages for Energy Efficiency
In order to moderate domestic energy use and costs, the 102nd Congress established the Energy Efficient Mortgage (EEM) Pilot Program in 1992. Despite its potential to address these issues, this program has effected virtually no change in national home energy consumption. FAS has authored a paper reviewing the shortcomings of the EEM program and current relevant legislation introduced by Rep. Perlmutter, (D-CO). This paper also proposes additional steps to advance the EEM program's use and impact.
Online Training
FAS is developing training programs to teach building inspectors about energy efficiency standards, energy audits, and advanced building systems. This helps ensure energy incentives can be properly measured and implemented, and advanced building systems can be properly evaluated by code building inspectors.
