Office building owners compete to cut the most energy

Source: The Seattle Times -- Consulting-Specifying Engineer, 3/3/2010 7:58:50 AM

According to a story in The Seattle Times, office buildings throughout the Puget Sound are going on a diet-an energy diet known as the "Kilowatt Crackdown."Now in its second year, the competition scores energy usage and identifies ways to save more. Last year the 53 buildings entered in the contest conserved enough energy to power 1,000 homes for one year, according to Rodney Kauffman, president of the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) of King County. Read the full story.