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School Districts Scale Their Zero Energy Efforts

Posted on December 21, 2020 by Amy Cortese
Over the last decade an increasing number of school districts across the country have invested in zero energy buildings as a way to dramatically improve energy performance, provide healthy indoor environments, and foster better academic outcomes for students. Well before...
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Posted in Zero Energy

Stretch Codes: A Key Tool on the Path to Carbon Neutral Buildings

Posted on December 16, 2020 by Jim Edelson
Adopting energy codes that go beyond the base, or required minimum code, is proving to be an effective way to achieve energy savings and reduce carbon emission from the built environment. We have long been hearing about states such as...
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Posted in Energy Codes and Policy

The New Residential Zero Energy Appendix: An Important Addition for Code Adoption

Posted on December 8, 2020 by Kimberly Cheslak
For the first time, the new 2021 update of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), which is anticipated to be released in the next few weeks, includes a Zero Energy Home Appendix that provides cities and states with ready-made code...
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Posted in Energy Codes and Policy

Carbon a Key Focus at ACEEE’s Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings

Posted on November 4, 2020 by Stacey Hobart
Every other year, the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) welcomes energy industry professionals from around the country to its Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings. Centered around the theme, “Efficiency: The Core of a Clean Energy Future,”...
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Reduce Carbon in Existing Buildings and Put America Back to Work

Posted on October 28, 2020 by Kimberly Cheslak
We all know too well of the health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. These impacts are compounded by increasingly destructive wildfires, hurricanes, and flooding – so much so that nearly two-thirds of Americans – including more than half...
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Posted in Energy Codes and Policy

The 2021 IECC’s circuitous path to conclusion

Posted on October 12, 2020 by Kimberly Cheslak
It’s been one year, eight months, 28 days since proposals were due into the International Code Council’s (ICC) system for consideration into the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). That doesn’t include the time proponents spent considering and drafting proposals...
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Posted in Energy Codes and Policy

Improving Health and Resilience Through Better Building Design

Posted on October 6, 2020 by Maurissa Brown
This summer, as a record number of uncontained wildfires burned along the West Coast, residents feverishly checked websites such as PurpleAir to determine if it was safe to go outside. Every year, wildfires raise awareness about the impacts of poor...
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Posted in Building Innovation

Implementing Building Performance Standards: Consistency is Key

Posted on September 29, 2020 by Kimberly Cheslak
A building performance standard (BPS) provides a powerful solution for cities working to meet climate goals, achieve energy savings and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. As a forward-looking policy for existing buildings, a BPS commits a city or state to...
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Posted in Energy Codes and Policy

Does the changing policy landscape pit efficiency against renewables?

Posted on September 24, 2020 by Stacey Hobart
With cities and states pursing renewable portfolio standards and national calls to decarbonize the grid by 2035, does efficiency still matter with a clean grid? The first answer: yes, energy efficiency benefits are, as they have been for decades, delivering...
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Posted in Energy Codes and Policy

Bringing Heat Pump Water Heaters into the Mainstream

Posted on August 12, 2020 by Amruta Khanolkar
It takes a village to change technology. We in the efficiency industry have witnessed decades of partnerships to bring transformative change to refrigerators, lighting, motors and HVAC. With increasing concern over the energy use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated...
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Posted in Building Innovation

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