Wal-Mart, Target in U.S. pilot program for energy efficiency

Wal-Mart Stores, Target, 3M, Cleveland Clinic, Dow Chemical, Grubb & Ellis, Marriott International, Nissan, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will pilot a new program, established by the United States and nearly two dozen other countries, aimed at promoting energy efficiency in commercial buildings and industrial facilities, Reuters reported.The Global Superior Energy Performance Partnership (PDF), created to speed efficiency improvements in commercial buildings and industrial facilities, was launched at the first Clean Energy Ministerial hosted by U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu, according to the report.The program has three goals: develop a certification process to ensure continuous energy-efficiency improvements, promote