U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY: [JEVON'S] SUPER BOWL CITY LEADS ON ENERGY EFFICIENT FOREFRONT

"To make this the greenest Super Bowl, the New Orleans Host Committee has partnered with fans and the community to offset energy use across the major Super Bowl venues ... 26,000 LED lights ... Off the football field, New Orleans is embracing energy efficiency with help from the Energy Department. The city retrofitted four libraries using an integrative design approach -- adding motion sensor lights, energy-efficient heating and cooling systems, and upgrades to the building envelopes. These improvements helped cut the libraries’ energy costs by 30 percent and serve as a standard for other city-owned buildings ... Embracing energy efficiency and renewable energy is having a profound impact on attracting developers and private industry in the New Orleans’ re-building efforts. The push to re-invent this destination city contributes to making Sunday’s game the greenest in Super Bowl history."

Zum Artikel von John Horst, Public Affairs Specialist des Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, erschienen beim U.S. Department of Energy (2. Februar 2013) »