New Buildings Institute (NBI) has released the Existing Building Decarbonization Code. NBI bills the document as “a new way for jurisdictions to reduce carbon emissions and meet climate action plan ...

Constructing new buildings and single-family homes to be all-electric out of the gate, as opposed to merely “electric-ready”, is likely an economically preferable route to building decarbonization, a ...

What are the forces and narratives that have given international legitimacy to the development of net-zero building standards ...

Whether buildings of the future have massively scaled back carbon footprints may turn on developments with building energy codes, a locus of growing attention and debate. One, the International Energy ...

As CEO of Legence, Jeff Sprau is helping to prepare built environment spaces–and people–for a climate-resilient future. Buildings are central to our lives, with Americans spending the overwhelming ...

ATLANTA — ASHRAE announced its commitment to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions with the launch of its redesigned building decarbonization webpage and the release of a new Building Performance ...

Biden officials have released a comprehensive plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from buildings by 65% by 2035 and 90% by 2050. The plan, released last week, marks the first national blueprint ...

A mandate passed in Washington state late last month illustrates how updates to existing building codes are increasingly at the center of fights over natural gas. Washington became the first state in ...

America’s cities and states are increasingly turning toward building electrification as a tool to further decarbonization goals. According to the EPA, building operations account for nearly 40 percent ...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ComEd, Elevate, and Illinois Green today announced that a proposal to expand building electrification in Illinois has been selected for a $4.5 million grant from the U.S.