Research Article
Jan 1977
Energy Management in Commercial Buildings
Publication: Engineering Issues: Journal of Professional Activities
Volume 103, Issue 1
Abstract
The construction industry is a great consumer of energy and other resources. Commercial buildings consume nearly 15% of all the energy used in the United States annually. Commercial and residential buildings, taken together, annually consume just over one-third of the nation's energy pie. The age of cheap fossil-fueled energy is past. Skyrocketing energy costs and the growing scarcity of other resources has made energy conservation a fact of life for the entire construction industry. Everyone involved in the industry—architects, engineers, contractors, building suppliers and equipment manufacturers—must now carry on their business with a careful eye on energy consumption. The construction industry can help reduce our reliance on foreign energy products by designing and operating buildings in a more energy-efficient manner.
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Engineering Issues: Journal of Professional Activities
Volume 103 • Issue 1 • January 1977
Pages: 31 - 35
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© 1977 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Jan 1977
Published online: Feb 10, 2021
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Tom L. Peyton Jr., M.ASCE
Deputy Commissioner, General Services Administration, Public Buildings Service, Washington, D.C.
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