President Obama to unveil building efficiency strategy

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Better Buildings Initiative to offer incentives to drive investment in building efficiency

President Barack Obama will today attempt to flesh out his energy strategy with the unveiling of a major new incentive scheme designed to improve the energy efficiency of commercial buildings. Obama...

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