Developing Energy-Efficient Communities

The next two decades will see billions of square feet of new construction and remodeled facilities across the U.S.— homes, offices, public facilities, and whole communities. The potential exists to make these facilities far more efficient than current codes require, and to work synergistically to make entire communities energy efficient. However, more knowledge is needed to predict what the actual potential is, as well as what it would take, in terms of technologies, strategies, and policies, to achieve that potential.