02488cmm a2200349 4500 214798876 TxAuBib 20120507120000.0 100318s2009||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780833048721 electronic bk. 0833048724 electronic bk. (OCoLC)558991468 N$T eng N$T CLU EBLCP YDXCP IDEBK OCLCQ MHW OCLCQ TxAuBib Ries, Charles. Improving the energy performance of buildings [electronic resource] : learning from the European Union and Australia / Charles Ries, Joseph Jenkins, Oliver Wise. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2009. 1 online resource (xv, 43 p.) : ill. Technical report ; 728 "Rand Environment, Energy, and Economic Development.". Includes bibliographical references (p. 41-43). Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Summary; Acronyms; CHAPTER ONE -- Introduction; Total Global and U.S. Energy Demand; Opportunities for Improving Energy Efficiency in Buildings; Options for Improving Buildings Sector Efficiency; Barriers to Demand Reduction; Policy Options for Overcoming Barriers; CHAPTER TWO -- European Approaches; Early Approaches; Energy Performance of Buildings Directive; EPBD Recast; CHAPTER THREE -- Australian Approaches; Market-Based Energy Efficient Buildings Policy; Building Codes and Performance Ratings; Disclosure and Energy Audits; Grant and Rebate Programs. This study examines how policies to increase energy efficiency in buildings in the European Union and Australia have worked and draws implications for the design of similar public policies for the United States. It appears that effective policies to promote energy efficiency can be devised using information disclosure, building codes, financial incentives, and benchmarking. Insights are presented to help designers of analogous U.S. policies. Buildings Energy conservation European Union countries. Buildings Energy conservation Australia. Political science Public Policy Environmental Policy. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Green Business. Electronic books. Jenkins, Joseph, 1985- Wise, Oliver. Rand Environment, Energy. Technical report ; 728. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=304890 EBSCOhost