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The International Code Council stripped out provisions from the 2024 update to the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) that would have included beefed up circuitry for hooking up electric appliances and car chargers.
GENESIS Marina, an expansive laboratory and office campus in Brisbane, Calif., is the world’s first Total Resource Use and Efficiency (TRUE)-certified construction endeavor. The certification recognizes projects that achieve outstanding levels of resource efficiency through waste reduction, reuse, and recycling practices.
A recently introduced bill in the New York City Council would mandate solar panel installations on the roofs of all city-owned buildings. The legislation would require 100 MW of solar photovoltaic systems be installed on public buildings by the end of 2025.
New York City’s recently revealed Green Economy Action Plan includes the goals of the decarbonization of buildings and developing a renewable energy system. The ambitious plan includes enabling low-carbon alternatives in the transportation sector and boosting green industries, aiming to create more than 12,000 green economy apprenticeships by 2040.
The number of firms involved in AIA’s voluntary pact to slash energy consumption in buildings grew to more than 400 in July.
Carlo Ratti Associati designed the garden with an innovative net-zero energy climate control system.
The project’s net-zero goals led to the development of a new curtain wall system.
Calif., and Mass., use aggressive targets to lead nation.
The project, which has been commissioned and is in the design phase, would eliminate CO2 and produce its own energy.
The gathering will address climate change and new sources of energy.
A study found temperatures in the low 70s reduce worker performance.
Agencies must quantify the specific impacts when possible.
Allows cities to fund projects without adding debt.
