April 30, 2008

The International Standards Organization (ISO) is developing international energy management standards to serve the global marketplace.  From Environmental Design + Construction Magazine . . .

"The standard will provide all types of organizations and companies a practical and widely recognized approach to increase energy efficiency, reduce costs and improve their environmental performance by addressing both the technical and management aspects of rational energy use. The standard is intended to be broadly applicable to various sectors of national economies, including utility, manufacturing, commercial building, general commerce, and transportation sectors, and therefore, could have influence on as much as 60 % of the world’s energy demand."

ISO, a network of the national standards bodies of 157 countries, is the world's leading developer of international standards for business, government and society. It has a current portfolio of more than 17,000 standards for almost every sector of economic activity and technology, from traditional activities such as agriculture and construction, through mechanical engineering, to information technologies, nanotechnologies, the environment, services, health, safety, security and managerial best practice.