Commercial buildings: an EV-ready approach for new builds and retrofits

Published by Electric Autonomy: In the third article in a series that explores how to make the built environment EV-ready, Brendan McEwen turns to commercial buildings, outlining how building codes and assessing user needs can achieve EV-ready outcomes. The New Buildings Institute recently released a Building Decarbonization Code. The Building Decarbonization Code is structured as an overlay to the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), frequently referenced by authorities in the U.S. States or local authorities can adoption the Building Decarbonization Code to support carbon neutral buildings and enable electric transportation.