Energy Efficiency: The First Fuel
468 views · Published 9 October 2008 · 43:51 · Indexed 20 September 2026
Channel: Case Western Reserve University · 2008 · Education
EECS 500 Seminar Harvey M. Sachs, Ph.D. Senior Fellow October 7, 2008 There are many barriers to increased efficiency, but all can be handled with an appropriate policy environment. It turns out that the social sciences are as important as engineering in achieving change: behavioral patterns and conventional economic analyses can impede progress. Examples drawn largely from the built environment will illustrate some policy levers, such as tax policy, efficiency standards, building codes, and market transformation programs, and their limitations.
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