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31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm by Lauren Urbanek
The organization that administers the process for developing the national model building energy code for new homes and other buildings used by cities and towns nationwide has decided to make substantial changes to how it is created—abandoning a procedure driven by the votes of thousands of local [read post]
31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm by Lauren Urbanek
Just as many Americans are turning up the thermostat for winter, the Department of Energy (DOE) just issued a rule regarding residential fossil fuel fired furnaces and commercial water heaters that puts energy savings on ice. [read post]
31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm by Lauren Urbanek
Hotels, offices, stores and other commercial spaces across the U.S. [read post]
31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm by Lauren Urbanek
Transitioning America’s buildings away from burning fossil fuels for heating and water heating, toward equipment powered by increasingly clean electricity is key to meeting the nation’s climate goals, including President Biden’s commitment to net-zero [read post]
31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm by Lauren Urbanek
The Department of Energy is continuing its assault on the appliance energy efficiency standards program, with a proposed interpretive rule out this week that could freeze in place the standards for residential [read post]
31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm by Lauren Urbanek
Energy efficiency is the most cost-effective and comprehensive solution to solving the climate crisis–and it can help improve our health, cut energy bills, and address equity challenges. [read post]
31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm by Lauren Urbanek
Cities are the first line of defense to protect their citizens, businesses, and buildings from the harmful effects of climate change. [read post]
31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm by Lauren Urbanek
The Department of Energy (DOE) today announced major and unnecessary changes to its procedures for administering its unequivocally successful energy efficiency standards program, which currently saves the average U.S. [read post]
31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm by Lauren Urbanek
This blog was authored by my colleague Ashley Leung [read post]
31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm by Lauren Urbanek
A broad coalition representing millions of Americans today urged Congress to modernize and extend expired energy efficiency tax incentives, touting the enormous, long-term benefits for both the industry and U.S. consumers. [read post]
31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm by Lauren Urbanek
It’s been a long time coming, but we now have a final 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) for new residential and commercial buildings, following the uncertainty created by appeals that sought to overturn more than 20 of the proposals voted into the code by governmental officials. [read post]
13 Sep 2023, 6:32 am by Lauren Urbanek
Achieving a low-carbon future is in reach–but only if policy-makers take swift and decisive actions to prioritize energy efficiency. [read post]
31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm by Lauren Urbanek
This year was a busy one when it came to defending strong building energy codes – and it looks like the work won’t be slowing down any time soon. [read post]
31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm by Lauren Urbanek
The final results of the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), the model code that establishes the minimum energy efficiency of America’s new buildings, were released this week, and it’s official: we have a new building energy code that is [read post]
31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm by Lauren Urbanek
This blog was co-authored by Kim Cheslak of the New Buildings Institute. [read post]