ASHRAE, DOE Partner to Improve Energy Efficiency

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Under a new agreement, ASHRAE and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will work to increase building energy efficiency standards for the year 2010 by 30 percent over 2004 standards.

A new memorandum of understanding commits ASHRAE and DOE to improving the efficient use of energy and the viable and widespread use of renewable energy sources and to minimizing the impact of energy use on the environment.

“DOE and ASHRAE have been working together in advancing energy conservation technology since the initial energy crisis of the 1970s,â€