Legislation That Creates Jobs and Saves Energy
For legislators and policymakers, commercial building efficiency represents a unique opportunity to achieve multiple policy objectives simultaneously.
Few initiatives can match energy efficiency’s ability to:
- Stimulate economic growth
- Create jobs (skilled positions in assessment, engineering, installation, and maintenance)
- Increase tax revenue
- Advance environmental goals
- Reduce costs for constituents
Jobs created by Energy Efficiency
By championing building efficiency, you position yourself at the forefront of an economic and environmental transformation.
Perhaps most importantly, energy efficiency initiatives enjoy broad bipartisan support.
By promoting policies that encourage building optimization, you demonstrate practical leadership on both economic and environmental issues—a combination increasingly valued by voters across the political spectrum.
Effective Policy Approaches:
- Enhanced building codes for new construction
- Transparency requirements for existing buildings
- Financial incentives for improvements
- Public-private partnerships
The most successful initiatives combine these elements into comprehensive programs that transform markets by aligning the interests of all stakeholders.
By championing building efficiency, you position yourself at the forefront of an economic and environmental transformation, delivering measurable benefits to constituents while creating a more sustainable future.
