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		<category>energy efficiency</category>
		<category>renewable energy</category>
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		<title>Winners of Design Competition to Advance Energy Efficient Lighting Named</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Winners of the indoor lighting category of the fourth-annual 
Next Generation Luminaires Design Competition,
 co-sponsored by the Energy Department, were announced 
recently at the LIGHTFAIR International conference in Las 
Vegas. 

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		<link>http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/news_detail.html?news_id=18349</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 MST</pubDate>
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		<title>Energy Department Announces Regional Winners of University Clean Energy Business Competitions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Energy Department today announced the regional
winners of its National Clean Energy Business Plan Competition. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/news_detail.html?news_id=18313</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 00:00:00 MST</pubDate>
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		<title>EPA Awards $1 Million to Colleges for Environmental Solutions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has 
awarded more than $1 million in grants to 15 university and 
college teams that participated in the eighth Annual National 
Sustainable Design Expo.

]]></description>
		<link>http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/news_detail.html?news_id=18298</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 MST</pubDate>
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		<title>HVAC Efficiency Controls Could Mean Significant Savings</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Commercial building owners could save an average of 38% 
on their heating and cooling bills just by installing a few new 
controls onto their HVAC systems, according to a new report 
from the Energy Department's Pacific Northwest National 
Laboratory.

]]></description>
		<link>http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/news_detail.html?news_id=18299</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 MST</pubDate>
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		<title>Energy Secretary Chu Announces Montana Schools Win National Student Efficiency Competition</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Secretary of Energy Steven Chu today announced the winners
of the America's Home Energy Education Challenge, a national
student competition designed to encourage students and their
families to take action to start saving money by saving
energy.  ]]></description>
		<link>http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/news_detail.html?news_id=18308</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 MST</pubDate>
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		<title>Small Business Efficiency, Renewable Research Funding: Energy Department</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The Energy Department has announced that up to $9 million 
is available for funding about 50 small businesses to advance 
innovative energy efficiency and renewable energy 
technologies.
]]></description>
		<link>http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/news_detail.html?news_id=18281</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 MST</pubDate>
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		<title>Selections Named for U.S.-India Joint Energy Center</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Energy Department has named the selections for three 
consortia in a new joint U.S.-India energy center, picking its 
National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Lawrence 
Berkeley National Laboratory along with the University of 
Florida. 
]]></description>
		<link>http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/news_detail.html?news_id=18270</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 MST</pubDate>
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		<title>Energy Savers Tips Are on the Go</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Energy Department has launched an Energy Savers 
mobile website for mobile devices.
]]></description>
		<link>http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/news_detail.html?news_id=18265</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 MST</pubDate>
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		<title>GSA Slates 30 Federal Buildings for Deep Energy Retrofits</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has 
announced that 30 of its federal buildings are participating in 
a challenge to achieve deep energy savings. 
]]></description>
		<link>http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/news_detail.html?news_id=18247</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:00:00 MST</pubDate>
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		<title>DOE Backs Four New Home Energy Professional Certifications</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The Building Performance Institute, Inc., with DOE backing, 
will introduce in June four new home energy professional 
certifications for the U.S. weatherization workforce.
]]></description>
		<link>http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/news_detail.html?news_id=18228</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 00:00:00 MST</pubDate>
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		<title>Lighting Up Georgia Convenience Stores</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Convenience stores in Georgia are saving energy by 
implementing lighting efficiency upgrades supported by 
Recovery Act funds from DOE's State Energy Program and 
the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority.
]]></description>
		<link>http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/news_detail.html?news_id=18229</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 00:00:00 MST</pubDate>
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		<title>San Antonio Small Businesses 'Seeing the Light' with Energy Upgrades</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Helped by a Recovery Act program, small businesses in San 
Antonio, Texas, have discovered that upgrading to energy 
efficient lighting can save them money on their energy bills.

]]></description>
		<link>http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/news_detail.html?news_id=18202</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:00:00 MST</pubDate>
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		<title>Secrets of a Tribal Energy Auditor</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An energy auditor trained and certified with funding from 
DOE and other sources helps Native Americans access 
energy efficient practices and appliances.
]]></description>
		<link>http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/news_detail.html?news_id=18181</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:00:00 MST</pubDate>
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		<title>EPA Names 2012 Energy Star Awardees, Celebrate 20th Anniversary</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has 
recognized the 2012 Energy Star award winners while 
kicking off the 20th anniversary of the program designed to 
save consumers money and promote energy efficient 
products.
]]></description>
		<link>http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/news_detail.html?news_id=18178</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:00:00 MST</pubDate>
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		<title>Energy 101 Video: Lumens</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ New lighting options means bulbs should be bought based on 
lumens, not watts.
]]></description>
		<link>http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/news_detail.html?news_id=18163</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 MST</pubDate>
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		<title>DOE Launches Next Phase of Competition to Create Efficient Lighting</title>
		<description><![CDATA[DOE has launched the next phase of its Bright Tomorrow 
Lighting Prize competition to create energy-saving lighting 
products.
]]></description>
		<link>http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/news_detail.html?news_id=18160</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 MST</pubDate>
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		<title>DOE Offers $5.2 Million for Building Efficiency Technologies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[DOE has offered up to $5.2 million in funding to advance 
heating and cooling systems as well as other building 
efficiency technologies. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/news_detail.html?news_id=18161</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 MST</pubDate>
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		<title>DOE Seeks Industry Feedback on Voluntary Standard Work Specifications for Energy Upgrades in Multifamily Housing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Energy Department invites manufacturers of energy-
efficient products, public housing authorities, industry 
stakeholders involved in the development, finance, and 
maintenance of multifamily properties, and others in the 
home performance industry to review and comment 
on "Standard Work Specifications for Multifamily Energy 
Upgrades."]]></description>
		<link>http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/news_detail.html?news_id=18159</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:00:00 MST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/news_detail.html?news_id=18159</guid>
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		<title>Energy Department Announces Next Phase of L Prize Competition to Create Innovative Energy-Saving Lighting Products</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Washington, D.C. &mdash; As part of the Energy Department's
commitment to driving innovation in U.S. manufacturing and
helping American businesses and consumers save money by
saving energy, the department today launched the next phase
of the Bright Tomorrow Lighting Prize (<a href="
http://www.lightingprize.org/">L Prize</a>) competition. The
L Prize competition challenges the lighting industry to
develop high performance, energy-saving replacements for
conventional light bulbs.]]></description>
		<link>http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/news_detail.html?news_id=18149</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:00:00 MST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/news_detail.html?news_id=18149</guid>
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		<title>University Teams Tackle Efficiency's Barriers for Buildings</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Energy Secretary Chu has spotlighted finalists in the Better 
Buildings Case Competition for university students.
]]></description>
		<link>http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/news_detail.html?news_id=18147</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:00:00 MST</pubDate>
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		<title>ARPA-E Issues Call for Transformational Energy Technologies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ DOE's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) 
has issued a $150 million open funding announcement for 
early stage projects that would not otherwise attract private 
investment.
]]></description>
		<link>http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/news_detail.html?news_id=18144</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:00:00 MST</pubDate>
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		<title>Secretary Chu Announces Winners of Student Competition to Promote Energy-Efficient Buildings</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Secretary Steven Chu announced the winners of a 
competition that challenges collegiate students to develop 
and present real-world solutions to boost the energy 
efficiency of buildings across the country.]]></description>
		<link>http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/news_detail.html?news_id=18141</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 00:00:00 MST</pubDate>
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