2016 Career Achievement Medal: Kathleen Hogan Tags: 2016 Sammies Back to All Videos During more than two decades in government, Kathleen Hogan has overseen national energy efficiency initiatives, such as Energy Star and DOE’s Better Buildings Challenge, that have made energy conservation an expectation for policy makers, company leaders and consumers. She has shaped federal efficiency standards that by 2030 will lead to 3 billion fewer tons of carbon dioxide emissions and save taxpayers a half trillion dollars.