Cities push for energy data on commercial buildings

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Minneapolis has joined a growing band of US cities requiring commercial landlords to report on the efficiency of their buildings

As a way to incentivise landlords to compete for lower operational costs, Minneapolis is the latest US city - and the first in the Midwest - to adopt an energy benchmarking and disclosure rule for commercial...

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