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Volume 5 Issue 4, April 2020

Volume 5 Issue 4

Mandated efficiency

Cities around the world are either putting in place or considering mandatory audit laws for monitoring building energy efficiency. Using data from the application of New York’s pioneering Local Law 87, Kontokosta et al. document the impact of mandatory audits on energy use in buildings.

Kontokosta et al.

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