It’s Time To Stop Relying On Outdated Building Codes
Building codes and referenced standards need to be updated to replace historical weather data with future-focused climate data.
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Philly Wants To Wean Off Gas. The City-Owned Gas Utility Is Refusing To Go Along.
In a bid to cut carbon pollution, a growing number of local leaders are working to phase out gas in buildings. In Philly, the city-owned gas utility is using ratepayer money to thwart this goal.
2020: Watt a Year for Building Electrification!
While 2020 brought a host of challenges to the country, many states and cities still forged ahead with actions to address the climate impacts of a stubborn sector: buildings. Across the United States, local leaders are acknowledging the climate, economic, and health impacts of burning fossil fuels in buildings and accelerating the transition to modern, clean electric appliances.
Fossil Fuel To Electricity Conversion Field Suddenly Blows Up (#CleanTechnica Exclusive Interview)
If fossil fuel stakeholders want to hold on to the building energy market, they better act fast before the electrification movement boils over.
10 More Cleantech City Solutions (#21–30)
Following up on the first 20 cleantech city solutions that I promoted here and here, below are 10 more cleantech solutions that cities can implement to more quickly propel humanity into a sustainable cleantech future.
City Power Play — Part 3: City Policies Matter
Originally published on ilsr.org. Below is part three of our City Power Play report, a report released in October 2013 (and still relevant today) about the types of policy solutions cities can enact to increase their ownership of renewable energy. Read part 1 and part 2, published last week. Permitting One authority … [continued]
California’s International Model For Climate Success
California’s successful efforts to cut emissions and increase renewable energy show a path forward on international decarbonization efforts.
“Solar Ready Vets” Will Train 25,000 By 2020
The sun shone bright on a major US military installation in Utah Friday morning as President Barack Obama announced that Hill Air Force Base, which hosts Material Command’s 75th Air Base Wing, would take part in a new “Solar Ready Vets” program. At ten bases, a joint program from the Departments … [continued]
New Housing In California To Be “EV Capable”
California is swiftly advancing, with one EV-charging-friendly bill after another. The latest is via the California Building Code (CBC2016), which looks set to require that all recently constructed parking lots or housing must be ready for electric charging infrastructure. The information is from draft building code documents and written in legal terms. “The new … [continued]
Shaheen-Portman Bill: 172,000 Green Jobs, Huge Energy Efficiency Gains
New analysis finds the Shaheen-Portman energy efficiency bill could create hundreds of thousands of green jobs while dramatically cutting US energy use and emissions by 2030.
