energy efficiency

USGBC-CA Editor’s Note:  Welcome to 2026 and to our blog! We are eager to hear your insights and thought leadership that will inspire our collective audience, our community. And please read and engage with our authors! So let’s kick it off with this contribution from BREEAM, and email julie@usgbc-ca.org if you have a proposed post! The real […]

Link to Glendale News-Press (Dec. 21, 2025) | Glendale’s local government and that of other cities across California are taking steps toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving energy efficiency. The Glendale Environmental Coalition, a grassroots group, hosted a webinar and Q&A on Monday, Dec. 8, to discuss the city’s recently adopted air conditioner to heat […]

Link to Associated Press (June 24, 2025) | When Judy Sautner recently walked into Power Appliance, a store in a southeastern suburb of Cleveland, she had one goal in mind: replace her daughter’s broken dryer with something that worked and didn’t break the bank. …Jay Buchanan, the store’s owner, said many customers are like Sautner, […]

Link to Forbes.com (May 13, 2025) | If you’ve shopped for appliances in the last two decades, you’ve probably seen the yellow Energy Star product stickers showing your estimated electrical costs for using it. Maybe they helped you select one clothes washer over the other or narrowed your selection to three refrigerators from six. …This […]