The Kuyasa project is an energy efficiency (EE) retrofit initiative launched in 1999 for 2,309 low-income houses in the outskirts of Cape Town, South Africa. Through the installation of solar water heaters (SWHs), ceiling insulation, and…
Now in its 13th year, the City of Vienna’s ÖkoKauf Wien (EcoBuy Vienna) Program has developed an internationally recognized model for sustainable municipal procurement.
The City of Los Angeles (LA) Light Emitting Diode (LED) street lighting project is the largest LED street lighting retrofit ever undertaken globally—a collaboration between the LA Bureau of Street Lighting, the LA Mayor’s Office, the LA…
With the establishment of a long-term Municipal Energy Efficiency Fund, the City of Ann Arbor was able to overcome the lack of readily available energy efficiency (EE) financing and to demonstrate that municipal governments can play a…
The project demonstrated that a public water and sewerage utility can effectively improve service quality, financial performance, and energy efficiency (EE) through rehabilitation in a post-conflict environment. With the experience gained…
Tianjin is one of the most successful Chinese cities in compliance enforcement of building energy efficiency codes (BEECs). Results of recent annual national inspections organized by the Ministry of Housing and Urban and Rural…
