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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.
Database will offer rich data set on energy-efficient buildings in the U.S.
Energy modeling is a ‘no-brainer—like checking MPG on a car’
The Robinsons Starmills mall in San Fernando recently turned on a 2.9 megawatt rooftop PV plant.
The Exploratorium at Pier 15 in San Francisco and the West Branch of the Berkeley Public Library are two of the projects recognized by AIA COTE as the top green buildings of 2016.
Conflict between energy-hungry casinos and utilities highlights challenges of burgeoning solar electricity generation.
Battery technology will reduce electricity costs and promote a more stable, flexible grid.
Proposals pertain to fenestration, ventilation, expanded use of occupancy sensors for lighting, daylighting controls, and more.
Congress extends wind power tax credits.
Would bring order to the ‘Wild West’ of the energy audit industry.
