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Green commercial buildings save energy

Current understanding is that electricity savings in green commercial buildings are low or even negligible. New research, based on a sophisticated analysis of detailed energy data, proves that they do save energy, decrease environmental damage and reduce peak electricity demand.

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Santamouris, M. Green commercial buildings save energy. Nat Sustain 1, 613–614 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-018-0177-y

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