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Commercial Building Design

This site provides information about commercial buildings to help architects and building owners make informed decisions about energy efficiency during the design process. (See New Homes for residential buildings.)

EPA encourages architecture firms to support the national call-to-action to reduce fossil fuel energy associated with CO₂ emissions when designing, constructing, and operating buildings. Your firm can do its part by taking the ENERGY STAR Challenge.
Designed to Earn the ENERGY STAR: The estimated energy performance for this design meets US EPA criteria. The building will be eligible for ENERGY STAR after maintaining superior performance for one year

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