Annette Bubak on the Front Line of Energy Conservation!
- August 16, 2010 By Rebuild Nevada
"Ask a Busy Person like Annette Bubak (if You Want Something Done!)
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Annette Bubak has been at the forefront of energy conservation and sustainability long before the term “green” was coined. Annette was a marketing professional in the homebuilding industry for several years working for prominent Nevada home builders, including Hearthstone Homebuilder and Astoria Homes.
When the U.S. Environment Protection Agency (EPA) initiated its ENERGY STAR® programs, Annette and fellow colleagues from the homebuilding industry, banking and contractors formed Nevada ENERGY STAR® Partners (NESP). It started as an informal coalition that has evolved into a full-fledged non-profit organization with Annette serving as its President. It is “dedicated to helping businesses and individuals protect the environment through superior… More...
House and Senate Advance Energy Efficiency Legislation
- May 10, 2010 By ACEEE
Washington, D.C. (May 6, 2010): Today both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate moved forward on legislation to improve energy efficiency in the United States. The House passed a new program called “Home Star” that will help homeowners reduce their energy bills through energy efficiency investments and at the same time help our struggling economy by providing jobs for construction workers. On the Senate side, the Energy and Natural Resources Committee reported out a set of amendments that adopt new consensus minimum efficiency standards on a variety of products.
The House bill establishes a new program that provides grants to homeowners for weatherizing their homes. Two paths are provided:
· a “silver star” path that has $250-$1,500 incentives for a variety of specific energy saving measures, up to a maximum of $3,000 per home, and
- March 12, 2010 By Brian A. Lee, Western Real Estate Business
"Western commercial real estate companies have long had the green light on sustainable development, their pursuits offering a blueprint for the rest of the country.
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True to its pioneering tradition, the West is seeing continued, unrivaled leadership and progress in the field of sustainable development. With keen vision toward and responsible investment in the future, many commercial real estate companies in the region are making a huge impact on green growth, a movement dedicated to reducing the impact on the environment.
“The buildings in which we live and work are the single largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions; therefore sustainable development will continue to play a key role in helping offset the impact of climate change and counteracting the trend of sprawling development,” says Ada M. Healey, vice president of real estate at Vulcan Real Estate. “We are increasingly seeing the sustainable development movement extend beyond green buildings in an urban setting into entire neighborhoods.”
Vulcan is certainly a leader in that comprehensive sustainable development strategy, making the Pacific Northwest’s Emerald… More...
Annette Bubak has been at the forefront of energy conservation and sustainability long before the term “green” was coined. Annette was a marketing professional in the homebuilding industry for several years working for prominent Nevada home builders, including Hearthstone Homebuilder and Astoria Homes.