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 # Energy Transparency Key to Greening Buildings 

 


 

 May 28, 2012 2:35 PM ET

  

[Energy Transparency Key to Greening Buildings ](http://bit.ly/KyUHQw)

**By Carol Pierson Holding**

Why isn’t technology solving our energy problems? As venture capitalist [Elton Sherwin](//localhost/Team.aspx#team3) discovered, you have to get people to *buy* the technology first.

Sherwin invested in energy efficiency devices that had huge potential, only to see them flounder in the market. That’s why he got involved with Washington, DC-based [Institute for Market Transformation](http://www.imt.org/)(IMT), whose mission of “addressing market failures that inhibit investment in energy efficiency and sustainability in the building sector” is close to his heart.

[To read more on energy efficiency and sustainability in buildings, visit the CSRHub blog>>](http://bit.ly/KyUHQw)



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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