LA Tops the EPA’s Annual Energy-Efficient List
Each year the Environmental Protection Agency counts the number of energy-efficient buildings that won its Energy Star certification.
In the latest report, released in March, the winner was Los Angeles – the sprawling metropolis known for its smog and crowded highways. It had 262 Energy Star buildings.
Why LA? This study only counts energy-efficient structures, says Maura Cantor Beard, communications director at the EPA’s Energy Star program, and California mandates attention to some of these details.
The number of Energy Star-certified buildings nationwide has climbed 130 percent in the last year, according to the EPA.
The 10 cities with the largest number of energy-efficient buildings are:
- Los Angeles
- San Francisco
- Houston
- Washington, D.C.
- Dallas
- Chicago
- Denver
- Minneapolis
- Atlanta
- Seattle
Source: Forbes, Matt Woolsey (04/06/09)