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Affordable Housing Decarbonization Hub
It’s a new day for affordable housing. We’re bringing you the information and inspiration to help you make an equitable transition to more efficient, climate-ready multifamily homes.
Cooking with Smoke: How the Gas Industry Used Tobacco Tactics to Cover Up Harms from Gas Stoves
\A new publication from the Public Health Law Center shines a light on the troubling parallels between the gas and commercial tobacco industries, including their pollutants and deceptive practices.
Guidelines for creating community-driven building retrofit programs
This report showcases how cities in the US can implement building decarbonization policies and programs in an equitable manner while also incorporating a broader set of community priorities and needs in the development, delivery, and outcomes of the program.
How National Appliance and Equipment Energy Conservation Standards Can Improve Public Health and Advance Justice40 Initiative Goals
Gain insight into the critical role of national appliance standards in improving public health and discover how to measure their impact against Justice40 goals. Find actionable recommendations for maximizing their benefits for a healthier, greener, and fairer future.
RMI Green Upgrade Calculator
This sophisticated, user-friendly calculator enables energy professionals - contractors, advisors, and analysts – to assess the economic and environmental impacts of green home and transportation upgrades
Home Energy Rebates: Frequently Asked Questions
DOE has posted a fact sheet to help consumers understand the types of incentives available to them under the Home Energy Rebates. Stakeholders, including SEOs, can use this fact sheet to educate their audiences about the program.
Growing the workforce needed for building retrofits: A guide for U.S. cities
This report supports local leaders involved in building a sustained workforce to meet building retrofit and broader climate goals. It recommends actions cities can take to grow the diversity and capacity of workers while maximizing potential funding opportunities.
State Electrification Policy Menu
The State Electrification Policy Menu is intended to be a foundational guide for state-based policy approaches that make building electrification easier and more affordable.
Merciless Heat: How State and Local Lawmakers Can Protect At-Risk Households
In the midst of record-breaking winter heat waves, RMI and Healthy Air & Water Colorado (HAWC) published a new report on policy solutions to expand equitable access to affordable cooling. Although the report focuses on Colorado, many of the takeaways are relevant nationwide.
Home Energy Rebates State Progress Tracker
Through the Home Energy Rebates, you may be eligible for cash back on appliances and other home improvements that can lower your energy bills. The map below shows your state’s progress toward launching its rebates.
ROADMAP TO NAVIGATING FEDERAL FUNDING FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS
The BlueGreen Alliance | Roadmap to Navigating Federal Funding for Public Buildings is targeted to state and local agencies and other stakeholders interested in upgrading Municipal, University, School and Hospital (MUSH) buildings using federal funding opportunities from BIL and IRA.
Retrofitting Buildings to be Future-Fit: The journey to decarbonization
We estimate that across the world’s most developed cities at least 90% of office buildings are over 10 years old. Most of these assets would not meet today’s energy efficiency standards for new builds and very few have firm plans in place to prepare for even more stringent regulations on the horizon as governments pivot efforts to decarbonize existing buildings.