Comments on: Building Efficiency For Everyone: The Democratization Of Data http://cleantechnica.com/2012/11/20/building-efficiency-for-everyone-the-democratization-of-data/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Mon, 29 Dec 2014 04:36:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 By: Senior http://cleantechnica.com/2012/11/20/building-efficiency-for-everyone-the-democratization-of-data/#comment-141767 Wed, 21 Nov 2012 17:09:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=45190#comment-141767 Both homeowners & commercial building owners & managers view energy-efficiency as an expense rather than as an investment. Real estate evaluators tend to reflect this attitude as well.

In Canada improvements to energy-efficiency in building codes has consistently been opposed by construction industry. Another problem is that nearly all building inspectors have no experience with energy-efficiency building techniques.

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