03/18/2009
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"The standards absolutely need to be applied nationwide to ensure interoperability and they should ultimately be harmonized with international standards."
"Technologies that improve building efficiency are often referred to as the low-hanging fruit in meeting our energy challenges."
"It's important to focus on the buildings sector because it represents such a large share of primary energy use and of greenhouse gases."
"In the last two energy bills we enacted significant energy efficiency requirements for Federal buildings."