The Green House?

A couple of days ago I blogged about the influence Todd Stern is having on American energy policies. I proposed that one of the next things President Obama may tackle would be the greening of building codes and federal buildings. No Presidential Memo has been issued yet (aren't those memos efficient?), but the President confirmed in a speech on February 5 that the government will be retrofitting 75% of the federal buildings in the U.S. and improving efficiency of 2 million American homes.

I bet they start with the White House. If they expect the average American to jump on the green-bandwagon in their day to day lives, the President and his family are going to have to drive it. Plus, wouldn't it be handy to use one of the most prominent buildings in the world to educate the American public about the cost savings, lower energy demand and reduced greenhouse emissions from a retrofit to make the First Family's home truly a Green House?