President Obama Affirms Commitment to Green Energy Revolution in Inaugural Address

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009 | Green Buildings & Green Technology, HVAC Jobs / Career Advice, HVAC Regulations and Standards, LEED | No Comments

[Updated 1/20/09 at 3:45 p.m. EST with links (at end) to other Web items about the green focus in Obama's speech.]

We offer a sincere congratulations to President Obama for his inauguration today, along with a wish for much success as he assumes the mantle of presidential leadership in the midst of as dramatic and turbulent a time of transition as the U.S. and the rest of the world have seen for many decades.

As has been widely reported in the media, and as we ourselves have talked about here at Just Venting, President Obama has announced a strong commitment to overhauling the nation’s energy use habits by having all sorts of green retrofits performed on federal buildings and residences. This plan figures into both his energy and economic recovery plans, which dovetail in their goal of generating huge numbers of green jobs and stimulating other types of economic recovery and progress. › Continue reading

Written by: Goodway Blogging Team

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Obama’s Economic and Energy Plans Highlight Energy Efficiency, Green Retrofits

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008 | Building Maintenance Industry News, Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Green Buildings & Green Technology, HVAC Maintenance and Efficiency, HVAC Regulations and Standards | 1 Comment

This is the proverbial Big News for HVAC. In his weekly radio address on December 5, President-elect Obama announced the outline of his and Vice President-elect Joe Biden’s economic recovery plan. One of the plan’s major emphases is the need for increasing America’s overall energy efficiency, and one way Obama proposes to do that is by performing various green retrofits and upgrades on all sorts of buildings, including federal ones, where he says he plans to have old and inefficient heating systems replaced.

(Hey, do you hear that? It’s the sound of the new presidential administration shouting “Heads up!” to the HVAC crowd.) › Continue reading

Written by: Goodway Blogging Team

Tags: Big News for HVAC, buildings, economic recovery plan, energy efficient, federal, govenment, green retrofits and upgrades, Obama's Plan, repair schools