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Energy Efficiency
Energy efficiency is the conservation of energy in two distinct ways:
- Energy-efficient products use less energy during operation. The
federal government’s Energy Star program typically identifies these
products.
- Products with low-embodied energy use less energy over their entire
lifecycle. A product that is manufactured with raw materials that
are extracted in energy efficient ways, transported short distances
to retail, and reused at the end of life has low-embodied energy.
Embodied energy is a particularly important consideration when purchasing
building materials.
Energy efficiency reduces greenhouse gas emissions, air pollution,
and our dependence on foreign oil imports.
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