Analysis of institutional issues in the implementation of Federal energy-performance standards for new buildings

Technical Report · Sat Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:6512061

Sawyer, C H; Keller, D; Robinett, K; Cole, R J; Lawson, L; Nerheim, M

Institutional (legal, organizational, and political) impediments to and impacts of Standards implementation by the Federal, state, and local governments are discussed. The background chapter discusses previous Federal actions to stimulate greater energy efficiency in buildings; describes the scope and content of the Standards; discusses the purpose for the implementation analysis; outlines the approach to and scope of the analysis. The approach of the analysis is described in Chapter 2. Chapter 3 describes four alternatives for the implementation of Federal energy performance standards for new buildings (no action; no Federal sanctions - Federal incentives; Federal sanctions - Federal incentives; and Federal sanctions - No Federal incentives). Chapter 4 discusses the Federal institutional baseline; Chapter 5 discusses Federal impacts by alternative. Other chapters are: Selection of States and Local Jurisdictions for Analysis; State and Local Institutional Baseline (Overview); State and Local Impediment to Standards Compliance; Likely State and Local Compliance Responses by Alternative; and State and Local Impacts of Standards Compliance. Federal Baseline Data; Institutional Baseline For Selected States and Local Jurisdictions; and Liability Issues are presented in appendices. (MCW)

• Research Organization: Battelle Human Affairs Research Center, Seattle, WA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 6512061
• Report Number(s): PNL-3312
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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