Four keys to improving industrial competitiveness and reinventing buildings.
Improving industrial competitiveness and building energy footprint in the U.S. is at the fore of DOE’s initiative to double our nation’s energy productivity — or to increase GDP while reducing energy use — by 2030. This goal could save the United States $327 billion annually in avoided energy costs, create 1.3 million jobs, reduce imports to a mere 7% of overall energy consumption, and lower greenhouse gas emissions by 1/3 compared to the level emitted in 2005. It’s also inextricably linked to our economic growth and energy security.