By Paul Snyder Energy efficiency is a threatened ideal as bare-bones UW System school budgets force a face-off between building upgrades and new construction. “It most definitely is a problem, and it’s a gut-wrenching one,” said Terry Classen, director of ...

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MADISON, Wis.—Gov. Jim Doyle announced on Thursday that nine industrial companies in Wisconsin will receive more than $14.5 million in energy grants to help the firms improve their energy efficiency. Briggs and Stratton, Didion Milling, Domtar Paper, Kohler, NewPage, Quad/Graphics, ...

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By Paul Snyder [email protected] Wisconsin will let school districts spend more on energy-efficiency projects, but the money might not make it to the construction industry unless someone forces the issue. “The problem right now is that the big incentive for ...

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Sean Ryan [email protected] Energy efficiency is taking a backseat to the basics as building owners pare down their budgets in a bad economy. Those owners are instead improving lighting in their buildings, or they are training tenants or employees how ...

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