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Energy & Environmental Building Alliance (EEBA) Announces Affiliation with The National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO)

EDEN PRAIRIE, MN; May 21, 2009 – The Energy & Environmental Building Alliance (EEBA) has partnered with The National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) to officially participate as an Affiliate Member.

Since 1982, EEBA has provided educational and training resources to the sustainable building industry. Through various outreach and collaboration venues, including: the Excellence in Building Conference & EXPO; Houses That Work™ Educational Sessions, SmartTools Online Bookstore and new interactive media initiatives, EEBA delivers unique and creative, multi-platform educational resources with the intention of manifesting sustainable and responsible building principles in the design, marketing and execution of the building process.

“The building industry is at an exciting crossroads in the green and sustainable building arena. At no other time has the profound impact of the built environment gained unparalleled public prominence,” states EEBA’s Kathleen Guidera, Executive Director. “EEBA looks forward to being part of NASEO and contributing valuable resources pertaining to emerging building science issues, education and training,” continues Ms. Guidera.

EEBA is a non-profit organization that provides education and resources to transform the residential design, development, construction and remodeling industries to profitably deliver energy efficient and environmentally responsible buildings and communities.

NASEO was created to improve the effectiveness and quality of state energy programs and policies, provide policy input and analysis, share successes among the states, and to be a repository of information on issues of particular concern to the states and their citizens. NASEO is an instrumentality of the states and derives basic funding from the states and the federal government.