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Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment, Energy Storage, and Solar Permitting and Inspection Guidelines
These guidelines provide an overview of code requirements for installing Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment and Energy Storage Systems in single-family, multifamily, and office buildings.
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Culture Over Carbon Report is Now Available
This multi-year report shares the first in depth review of energy use patterns in cultural institutions across the United States and creates a roadmap for energy reductions based on best practices from this sector.
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The Building Electrification Technology Roadmap for Schools
This report equips K-12 leaders with the ultimate roadmap and decision-making tools to electrify their school buildings.
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Explore the New Embodied Carbon Codes
These overlays introduce prescriptive embodied carbon code amendments for both the International Building Code (IBC) and the International Residential Code (IRC) for a range of products, encompassing widely used and high carbon-emitting building materials.
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Extreme Heat and Urban Heat Island Code Overlay
The Extreme Heat and Urban Heat Island Code Overlay provides code language for jurisdictions interested in acting against extreme heat and mitigating the urban heat island (UHI) effect.
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Post / December 4, 2023 / Codes And Policy
The carbon footprint of a building starts at its inception, not when its occupants move in. Products like concrete, steel, aluminum, and insulation are key building components, but until recently were rarely considered by design and construction teams for their ...
News / November 20, 2023 / Codes And Policy
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Press release from the Exploratorium: "The Exploratorium now generates as much or more energy than it uses on an annual basis at its 220,000-square foot headquarters at Pier 15.[...] 'Cultural institutions have a mission-driven responsibility to limit negative impacts while ...
Post / November 2, 2023 / Building Innovation
To succeed in decarbonizing our energy systems, we will be relying much more on variable renewable resources like wind and solar energy—but we’ll need to do more than install more clean generation resources. We’ll also need to get better at ...
News / August 18, 2023 / Codes And Policy
Published by The Architect's Newspaper: The California Building Standards Commission (CBSC) and the Division of the State Architect (DSA) updated California’s building codes last week, putting into effect measures that set a new precedent in the United States. On August ...
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