In an ideal world, affordability and sustainability would go hand-in-hand, especially for low-income residential housing. Can affordable housing be built or retrofitted to prioritize energy efficiency and home health, and what state and federal [...]
After the votes for the 2022 election were counted, Minnesota’s Democratic party, the DFL, celebrated its newfound trifecta: Control of Minnesota’s governor’s office, House, and Senate, even if their majority in the Upper House [...]
Gas stove policies have been heating up in Congress and across state legislatures this year. Two bills — the Save Our Gas Stoves Act (H.R. 1640), and the Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act [...]
Below is a recap of the big building wins (and losses) across key states during this legislative session. California California made headlines in April 2023 when the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned Berkeley’s [...]
It has been 18 months since President Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) into law, and 9 months since he enacted the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The two landmark pieces of [...]
One of the most important steps in achieving a decarbonized home is also one of the least sexy: insulation. While heat pumps are critical, it’s also important to make sure your HVAC doesn’t have [...]
Did you know that water heating is the second-largest source of home energy use after HVAC? Taking hot showers, doing laundry, and washing dishes can really rack up both the BTUs and the bills. [...]
Let’s face it: electrification can be expensive. Just installing an air source heat pump will often cost $10,000 - $15,000 for a 2,000 square foot house. Upgrading from gas appliances to a heat pump water heater, [...]
Cold climate regions of the United States – like the Northeast and Alaska – have historically been the hardest to decarbonize using air source heat pumps. Fears over poor efficiency and equipment failure in [...]
More than half of our electricity in the United States still comes from the combustion of fossil fuels. That means that even fully electrified buildings aren’t as decarbonized as they could be. Installing batteries paired [...]
