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New technologies dispatch novel decarbonization methods
Note: This digest is not intended to be an exhaustive list of new building decarbonization solutions. These are illustrative examples of some exciting new solutions in the market. Atlas Buildings Hub is not sponsored [...]
Domestic heat pump manufacturing’s $800 million investment boom
The past couple of years have seen an increase in government-supported initiatives to increase heat pump installations nationwide. In September 2023, a coalition of 25 state governors announced their intention to deploy 20 million [...]
Low embodied carbon building materials decarbonize structures from their foundations
The building decarbonization world overlaps with the industrial decarbonization universe when it comes to decarbonizing building materials. According to a September 2023 report published by RMI and the U.S. Green Building Council, embodied carbon [...]
Clean heat standards look to cleanse the thermal sector
As of the 2020 Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS), 66 percent of American households primarily relied on a fossil fuel to heat their home. Over half of American households heat their homes with piped [...]
The public commission governing your utility bills
Every state (and Guam) has a governmental board regulating the public and private companies that distribute essential utility services: the Public Utility Commission (PUC) or the Public Service Commission (PSC). These bodies act as [...]
Residential energy storage systems store solar for resiliency
According to the 2020 Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS), about four million or three percent of households nationwide had installed solar power generation (Figure 1). Recent federal incentives have propelled residential installation of solar [...]