The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says that the number of
buildings in the country that received Energy Star designation is up by
more than 130 percent over 2007. A building that receives the
designation from the agency must use 35 percent less energy and emit 35
percent less carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than an average
building of comparable size. The EPA says the top 10 cities for the
number of Energy Star buildings are, in order, Los Angeles and San
Francisco, California; Houston, Texas; Washington, D.C.; Dallas-Fort
Worth, Texas; Chicago, Illinois; Denver, Colorado; Minneapolis-St.
Paul, Minnesota; Atlanta, Georgia; and Seattle, Washington. In those
cities, the EPA says 1,397 buildings received the Energy Star
designation, with total estimated savings in energy costs of $459
million.
