Brief: Exploring an energy-efficient tropical paradise
|
 |
Category: ResearchType: News
Source: PNNL
Date: Tuesday, March 7th, 2017
PNNL report finds Hawaii could reduce residential building energy costs by 21%
March 07, 2017 
RICHLAND, Wash. - Analysis by the D.O.E.'s Pacific Northwest National Lab is helping inform energy efficiency discussions in Hawaii.
The Aloha State is considering upgrading its building codes to the 2015 International Energy Conservation Code, which includes codes that are specific to tropical climates such as Hawaii's.
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported proponents of the upgrade, the Blue Planet Foundation and Hawaii Energy, cited PNNL research when presenting to the State Building Code Council in December 2016.
A 2016 PNNL report found adopting the new code could cut Hawaii's residential building energy costs by 21 percent.
For more information, read this highlight.
Tags: Energy, Energy Efficiency
Interdisciplinary teams at Pacific Northwest National Lab address many of America's most pressing issues in energy, the environment and national security through advances in basic and applied science. Founded in 1965, PNNL employs 4,400 staff and has an yearly budget of nearly $1 billion. It is managed by Battelle for the D.O.E.'s Office of Science. As the single biggest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences in the United States, the Office of Science is working to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information on PNNL, visit the PNNL News Center, or follow PNNL on Facebook, Google+, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.
There are currently no comments for this story. Be the first to
add a comment!
Click here to add a comment about this story.
