Our latest newsletter includes information on how to make comments on the 2024 residential IECC (please note that the deadline has now passed), the first CIRRUS Low Carbon project, new EMPOWERED resources to support distributed energy resource permitting and inspections,...
Published by StarProperty: The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), which was recently concluded on Nov 18 2022 in Egypt, has resulted in countries delivering a package of decisions that reaffirmed their commitment to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C...
The latest Codes for Climate newsletter includes key updates on the process for both drafts of the 2024 Commercial and Residential International Energy Conservation Codes (IECC), codes and standards development updates, federal and state policy updates, federal funding opportunities for codes,...
Published by HuffPost: Buildings use nearly half the United States’ energy ― and produce more than a third of the country’s climate-changing pollution, if you combine emissions from oil furnaces and gas stovetops with those from the electricity powering elements...
Published by NEEA: In an ongoing effort to honor the collaboration and innovation within the Northwest, each year NEEA’s Board of Directors and staff recognize individuals, teams and organizations from across the region for their exemplary dedication and performance in...
The latest newsletter from the Advanced Water Heating Initiative (AWHI) features information on a California study testing 120-V HPWH technology, a recap of Heat Pump Water Heater (HPWH) Day, a funding opportunity from DOE, upcoming stakeholder meetings, webinars, resources, news, and...
In the first episode of a series of NBI staff discussing papers presented at the 2022 ACEEE Summer Study, we talk with NBI Director of Codes Kim Cheslak about the relationship between building codes and existing or proposed building performance...
Published by GreenBiz: Sonoma Clean Power, a community-owned electricity provider for California’s Sonoma and Mendocino counties, is the owner of a unique carbon neutral, 15,330-square-foot headquarters in Santa Rosa, California. Perhaps the most innovative feature of all is the headquarter’s...
Published by News Pub: Attempting to sort out one of many greatest challenges within the shift to electrical automobiles — the dearth of at-home charging at flats and condos — the Metropolis of Minneapolis final yr required electrical automobiles chargers...
Published by Architizer: At this point, every practicing architect should know that the design and construction industry accounts for over 40% of global carbon emissions. Over the past few decades, as awareness about how the industry is helping to fuel...