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Building Solutions: Energy Efficient Homes Save Money and Reduce Global Warming
Publication Date: September 2006
Author(s): Elizabeth Ridlington; James Moore; Melissa Bailey
Funder(s): Vermont Community Foundation; Educational Foundation of America; Lintilhac Foundation; John Merck Fund; Jane's Trust; Oak Foundation USA
Funder(s): Vermont Community Foundation; Educational Foundation of America; Lintilhac Foundation; John Merck Fund; Jane's Trust; Oak Foundation USA
Topic: Environment (Weather and climate)
Keywords: energy efficiency
Type: Report
Abstract:
Residential heating is responsible for 17 percent of Vermont's global warming pollution. Heating contributes such a large share of pollution in the state because 50 percent of homes pre-date energy efficiency standards, a high percentage of furnaces are old and inefficient, and high-emission heating fuels are common. Building Solutions finds that by improving the efficiency of homes and heating equipment, Vermont could reduce global warming pollution from residential heating by 20 percent by 2020.