In part one of our two-part series on energy efficiency, we discussed the growing trend of mandatory energy benchmarking for residential mid-rise and high-rise buildings. We also showed you how benchmarking can provide your condo or co-op association with valuable information about your energy usage. In this article, we examine the next step on the energy-saving journey: energy audits. Although only a few cities mandate energy audits for residential buildings (including Austin, New York and Atlanta), an audit can uncover specific inefficiencies and provide recommendations for improving them.    Read the article…………..