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The Energy Code Safe Harbor Toolkit
To help cities and states successfully advance zero-emission new construction for commercial and residential properties with confidence, RMI and the Public Health Law Center have collaborated to release the Energy Code Safe Harbor Toolkit.
PLUG-IN HEAT PUMP WATER HEATER FIELD STUDY FINDINGS & MARKET COMMERCIALIZATION RECOMMENDATIONS
Emerging, plug-in 120-volt heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) are entering the market and proving themselves to be important new offerings from manufacturers aiming to address some of the key barriers.
REPORT: Why cooling is key
The report, Why cooling is key: How to decarbonize buildings with one weird trick, analyzes data on the shipments of heating and cooling technology in five states, and finds converting central AC unit sales to heat pumps can dramatically accelerate the decarbonization of homes while boosting grid resilience, lowering technology and installations costs, and improving the health and safety of the nation’s housing stock, if policymakers act quickly to harness this market.
Energy Savings Hub
Online one-stop shop provides homeowners, renters, and drivers key information about clean energy rewards available to drastically cut energy costs.
Innovation Acceleration: How building decarbonization has transformed the U.S. building sector in just four years
The report examines the widespread building decarbonization policy adoption that’s happening at the local, state, and federal level, as well as the real-world impacts that it’s created.
Impact of Green Hydrogen Production on the Availability of Clean Electricity for the Grid
This paper focuses on the proposed use of green hydrogen for heating homes and commercial buildings and the need to consider the implications for clean electricity demand and therefore supply, which its production would entail.
U.S. Heat Pump Market: Overview 2020
Presentation on heat pumps and building electrification in the U.S. by Policy Analyst, Zachary Strauss.
The Economics of Electrifying Buildings: Residential New Construction
This report examines the economic and climate impacts of building all-electric single-family new construction.
Cost Savings and CO2 Emissions Reductions of Residential Electrification in Peoples Gas Territory
This report provides an in-depth analysis of electrification of single-family homes and individually metered multi-family homes with forced air heating systems in Peoples Gas’ service territory in Chicago, Illinois.
The Economics of Electrifying Buildings: Medium-Size Commercial Retrofits
This report analyzes the technical, economic, and environmental implications of retrofitting fossil-gas-fired space heating and domestic hot water systems in a prototypical 50,000 square foot office building.
California budget invests $1.4 billion to decarbonize homes, schools, and communities
California is making big investments in transitioning homes, buildings, and schools to clean electric appliances – a record $1.4 billion across programs. This tweet by the Building Decarbonization Coalition summarizes how funding will be allocated for this budget.
Cooling Down the U.S. with Maximum Heat Pump Adoption
This report from Clean Cooling Collaborative’s partners Energy Solutions, VEIC, and Arup looks at the mitigation potential of widespread heat pump adoption in the U.S.