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IRA and IIJA are building the green workforce for electrification
The historic $128.5 billion in federal funding for building decarbonization that has come through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) represents an opportunity to make buildings healthier and [...]
Building resilience against extreme heat
A heat wave washed over the Northeast and the Ohio Valley these past couple of weeks, with about a quarter of the country under extreme heat alerts at its peak. Elevated on-the-ground temperatures were [...]
Floods threaten to wash away coastal communities
Atlantic hurricane season kicked off at the beginning of this month, and once again the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is predicting “above normal” activity. Specifically, NOAA forecasts that up to 25 named storms will [...]
Net metering policies are under fire
As of the 2020 Residential Energy Consumption Survey, about four million homes have solar generation capacity, amounting to about three percent of residential buildings in the country. The distribution of these homes is dependent [...]
Welcome ENERGY STAR NextGen, a certification for residential new builds
On May 7th, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the launch of the ENERGY STAR NextGen new home certification program. This latest energy efficiency certification is a voluntary program aimed at residential new [...]
Utilities hope new fuels will save their gas grids
Across the country, states have been enacting legislation requiring gas and electric utilities to decarbonize their systems. Often, these bills complement statewide initiatives to reduce either total greenhouse gas emissions or specifically buildings-related emissions. [...]