The Energy Hawks Take Flight

摘要

It's spring in Washington; as we near the end of the first 100 days of the Obama Administration, the city is buzzing with activity. At the start of 2009, it quickly became obvious that energy and the environment would take center stage, notwithstanding the grim economy and credit crisis.rnWith the Democrats' gains in the House and the Senate, and a president whose platform spotlighted our nation's energy and climate-change challenges, increased scrutiny on how buildings - both new construction and existing structures - use energy wasn't surprising.