From: "Anita Ledbetter"
<aledbetter@buildsagreen.org>
Subject: Build San Antonio Green
Saves Energy, Utility Costs for Homeowners
Media Advisory - FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
Anita Ledbetter, Executive Director
Metropolitan Partnership for Energy
210.224.7278
aledbetter@buildsagreen.org
Build
saves energy, utility costs for homeowners
The Metropolitan Partnership for
Energy (MPE) is a non-profit
organization and an official partnership of
Transit, the
Council of Cities, and Solar
implement energy and emissions reduction policies for air quality
improvement, water conservation, energy efficiency, and renewable
energy. MPE also is an official Program
Sponsor of the Environmental
Protection Agency and Department of
Energy's ENERGY STAR(r) program.
The MPE's main program is Build San
Antonio Green(tm), our community's
residential green building program. There
has been tremendous growth in
the Build San Antonio Green(tm) program in the last year. From mid-
2007 to the present, 139 homes have
been certified as built green under
the program, and several hundred homes are expected to receive
certification in 2008.
As a result of the homes certified
under the Build San Antonio Green(tm)
program, over 800,000 pounds of CO2 emissions are being prevented each
year, which is the equivalent of taking 68 cars off the road. Together,
green home owners are saving over $44,000 per year in energy costs.
These reductions are due to the
increased energy efficiency of the Build
San Antonio Green(tm) homes.
The Build San Antonio Green(tm)
program focuses on five areas: site
management, energy efficiency, water conservation, materials, and
health/indoor air quality. Build San Antonio Green(tm) is not only our
community's local green building program, it is also the only green
building program that includes and encourages the Unified Development
Code Neighborhood Patterns, SAWS
Rebates and Landscape List,
Landscape Care Guide, CPS Energy
Rebates and Net Metering Program, and
The City of
Green(tm) is also the only green
building program that was developed
specifically for the unique climate conditions in the
Many useful tools can be found at
MPE's website: www.buildsagreen.org.
The website includes information about
current rebates and incentives
offered by CPS Energy and SAWS, a complete list of Build
Green(tm) members, including builders, architects and
materials
providers, as well as upcoming events, workshops and tours MPE will be
holding to educate the public about green building and its benefits.
For more information about the Build
San Antonio Green(tm) Program and
how MPE is working to increase energy efficiency, reduce emissions, and
increase sustainability, please contact Anita Ledbetter, Executive
Director of MPE at 210.224.7278 or
aledbetter@buildsagreen.org
Anita Ledbetter
Executive Director
Metropolitan Partnership for Energy
118 Broadway,
(210)224-7278
(210)223-6275 fax