Need to reduce energy in buildings by 1.6% annually

According to the "Green Building Impact Report," the carbon "footprint" of U.S. commercial buildings will need to decline steadily each year by roughly 1.6% — a total of 14% improvement between 2000 and 2008 — to reach a goal of 80% reduction by 2050. The good news is that LEED buildings are ahead of this goal in terms of their own performance. The bad news is that the entire building sector must be hitting these reduction targets.

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