Lane Burt's Blog
About
- Bio:
I am the Manager of Building Energy Policy in NRDC's Washington, D.C. office. My work is focused on achieving greater energy efficiency in buildings and equipment. I’m an advocate for efficiency in legislative and regulatory building policy at the federal level and lead the federal appliance standard work with the Department of Energy. I’m a LEED Accredited Professional and previously worked producing energy models for high performance commercial buildings. I hold a master's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Florida and a bachelor's degree in the same from North Carolina State University.
- Roots in:
- North Carolina, Florida
- Favorite place:
- Everywhere I’ve never been
- Why "environmentalism" matters:
- What else is there to protect? Everything important is covered by protecting the environment.
Recent Blog Posts
- "Cash for Caulkers" Coming As Soon As Congressionally Possible (November 18, 2009)
- How It All Fits Together: New Outdoor Lighting Standard the Third Strike for Inefficient Lights (November 4, 2009)
- New Standards for Street Lights More Than Just a Bright Idea (November 3, 2009)
- New Reports Show Successes and Failures of Energy Star (October 27, 2009)
- Obama Administration Beats the Drum for Efficiency Retrofits (October 19, 2009)
- DOE and EPA Agree to Make a Brighter Energy Star (October 16, 2009)
- Big Savings and Big Changes as a Result of Agreement on New Air Conditioning and Furnace Standard (October 14, 2009)
- Obama issues executive order for greener and more efficient federal facilities and operations (October 6, 2009)
- How to Deal with Incandescent Excuses and "Dim Bulbs" (August 20, 2009)
- New Study Finds $123 Billion in Savings From New Appliance Standards (August 11, 2009)
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