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
- Home Star Gets A Hearing: Is It Really A Win-Win-Win? (March 11, 2010)
- Sometimes We All Agree – A Host of New Consensus Efficiency Standards on the Table in the Senate Today (March 10, 2010)
- This DOE Means Business: Enforcing Standards and Regulating Wasteful TVs (March 8, 2010)
- Don't Overreact to Growing Pains in the Weatherization Assistance Program (March 4, 2010)
- Another Call to Action from Obama on Residential Retrofits (March 2, 2010)
- Questions about the Recovery Act’s State Building Code Requirements? NASEO Has Answers (February 24, 2010)
- A $22 Billion Decision on Water Heaters? Tell DOE to do the right thing (February 17, 2010)
- State of the Union: Inefficient (January 27, 2010)
- Is Your Governor Keeping His/Her Promises About Efficiency? (January 5, 2010)
- President Obama to talk "Cash for Caulkers" (December 14, 2009)
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