To accelerate the advance of energy efficiency in the built environment, Owens Corning recently announced the formation of a strategic alliance to provide solutions that will help communities reduce energy use by up to 50 percent and CO2 emissions by up to 80 percent versus standard developments.

Focused on developers, campuses and entire communities, the alliance includes Owens Corning, MVV decon GmbH, an international consulting subsidiary of the Mannheim-based German company MVV Energiedienstleistungen GmbH, and Garforth International, LLC, a Toledo- and Brussels, Belgium-based provider of energy productivity solutions.

Owens Corning Chief Sustainability Officer Frank O'Brien-Bernini said the alliance is needed to scale up energy efficiency improvements from the typical one-building-at-a-time pace.

"Given that more than 40 percent of the energy used in the United States is for buildings – which is more than industry and more than transportation – these kinds of step changes are fundamental for us to make a significant impact in improving the performance of our homes and commercial buildings," said O'Brien-Bernini.

Click on the link in this sentence to read the company’s news release about the alliance for sustainable communities.