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New England Buildings Vie in Efficiency Contest

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(AP) - Some 328 buildings across New England are among more than 3,200 structures competing in the 2012 competition Battle of the Buildings.

      Building owners and managers are going head to head to improve energy efficiency, and find out who can be the biggest energy saver in the third annual EPA and Energy Star-sponsored competition.

      Commercial buildings in the U.S. are responsible for about 20 percent of the nation's energy use, at an annual cost of more than $100 billion in energy bills. The EPA says that by improving the energy efficiency of office buildings, hospitals, retail stores and schools, competitors will reduce energy, save on utility bills and reduce greenhouse gases.

      Connecticut has 177 entries; Massachusetts, 79; Rhode Island, 22; Maine, 19; Vermont, 16; New Hampshire, 15.

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