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Long before there was LEED , long before Energy Star , there was CBECS . The Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey, as CBECS is formally known, provides a statistical baseline for the energy consumption of U.S. buildings. Never heard of CBECS? You’re not alone. But that doesn’t mean...

How's this for pressure? A visit by Sen. Richard Lugar, Rep. David Obey and 18 of their peers in Congress to decide whether you will get the money you need to renovate a major building. And the building in question is no ordinary facility. It's the Smithsonian's Arts and Industries Building...