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Affordable multifamily housing owners would get decarbonization help in NYC proposal
Building owners purchasing “offset certificates” to help meet Local Law 97’s greenhouse gas emissions-reduction requirements would pay into the fund.
By Ysabelle Kempe • Sept. 30, 2024 -
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Seattle boosts electric heat pump incentives with goal to eliminate oil-heated homes
With the city's new rebate, income-qualified households can access up to $8,000 each to switch from oil heat to an electric heat pump.
By Ysabelle Kempe • Sept. 24, 2024 -
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From worsening climate change to a shifting transportation landscape and the housing affordability crisis, cities have their work cut out for them.
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Minneapolis airport unveils plans for geothermal heating, rainwater harvesting in $263M expansion
The terminal expansion effort will reduce 56% of water utility use, 19% of overall heating and cooling energy demand and 62% of exterior lighting energy demand, the airport commission said.
By Brian Martucci • Sept. 19, 2024 -
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2025 California energy code updates aim to drive heat pump adoption, save nearly $5B in energy costs
If approved, the new building energy efficiency standards are expected to drive 500,000 heat pump installations in the first three years, the California Energy Commission said.
By Nish Amarnath • Sept. 17, 2024 -
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DOE spurs new building energy codes with another $90M
Construction-heavy states that lack the latest energy-efficiency codes are among the focus areas for this round of federal funding, a U.S. Department of Energy official said.
By Ysabelle Kempe • Sept. 16, 2024 -
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Retrofits more effective in cutting operational, embodied carbon emissions than new builds: study
Notre Dame researchers analyzed over 1 million Chicago buildings. The team plans to measure buildings’ embodied carbon in most U.S. metropolitan areas by the end of 2025, a researcher said.
By Nish Amarnath • Sept. 11, 2024 -
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Washington hopes to advance clean building standards implementation with nearly $8M DOE grant
The state’s Building Efficiency and Clean Operations Network project aims to train at least 60 fellows to provide energy services to building owners and operators.
By Nish Amarnath • Sept. 10, 2024 -
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Neighborhood decarbonization pilot programs can start in California
A new law allows natural gas utilities to electrify a neighborhood instead of replacing old gas pipelines under certain conditions.
By Ysabelle Kempe • Updated Sept. 27, 2024 -
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What to know about BERDO, Boston’s building performance standards law
While many buildings already meet 2025 emissions limits, facility managers and owners should start planning now for how they’ll meet future requirements, city officials say.
By Joe Burns • Aug. 28, 2024 -
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State, local building energy codes get makeovers with over $240M from US DOE
Nineteen states and localities, including Seattle and New York City, got grants announced Tuesday by the Department of Energy. The agency encouraged more communities to apply by Sept. 13 for a second round of funding.
By Ysabelle Kempe • Aug. 28, 2024 -
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Cities assert tenants’ right to cooling in a warming world
Grappling with fatal heat waves, local governments are passing laws that make landlords provide working air conditioning. Financial and other challenges remain, however.
By Ysabelle Kempe • Aug. 27, 2024 -
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Q&AWill New York City make landlords provide air conditioning? Its climate chief is optimistic.
Coordinating any such mandate with the city's building decarbonization law requirements could reduce the burden it might create for building owners, Rohit Aggarwala explained.
By Ysabelle Kempe • Aug. 26, 2024 -
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Deep DiveAn air conditioning law, the first in its region, changed tenants’ rights in this Maryland county
Montgomery County began requiring landlords to provide AC in 2020 amid climate concerns and renter complaints. Despite a shaky start, officials say things are going smoothly now.
By Ysabelle Kempe • Aug. 22, 2024 -
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Deep DiveShould tenants have a right to cooling? More cities say yes amid record heat.
As rental cooling standards pop up around the country, experts warn that they aren’t a perfect solution to the rising danger of scorching temperatures.
By Ysabelle Kempe • Aug. 20, 2024 -
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OpinionPrioritize play to help your city thrive in a post-pandemic world
More joyful public spaces can offer a path forward for cities as housing and work trends weaken their relationships with residents.
By Paul Kalbfleisch • Aug. 13, 2024 -
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EPA unveils labels for green construction materials
Materials that earn the label will be listed in a central, publicly accessible registry, making it easier to identify and purchase them, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
By Julie Strupp • Aug. 12, 2024 -
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Want more mass timber buildings in your city? This industry group could help.
New York City, Boston and Atlanta have launched programs to spur mass timber construction, which proponents say can lower buildings’ embodied carbon. The Softwood Lumber Board wants to fund more of such efforts.
By Ysabelle Kempe • Aug. 12, 2024 -
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Floating pool in Manhattan’s East River gets a step closer to reality
As climate change drives more heat waves, New York state and city officials unveiled the location of a multiuse swimming facility they hope will bring residents some relief.
By Ysabelle Kempe • Updated Aug. 8, 2024 -
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Thermal energy networks can slash water use in buildings, study shows
With thermal energy networks poised to expand in coming years, water usage data must be standardized and publicly available, the Building Decarbonization Coalition said.
By Nish Amarnath • Aug. 7, 2024 -
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US cities sharpen focus on building performance standards to meet net-zero goals
U.S. cities are turning to performance-based standards to meet climate goals after traditional energy-efficiency mandates fell short, a JLL report says.
By Nish Amarnath • July 29, 2024 -
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Let the games begin: A glimpse at Paris’ new Olympic venues
Despite hosting 10,000 athletes competing in 329 medal events at the Summer Games, the city has seen the construction of only a few new sports facilities.
By Zachary Phillips • July 26, 2024 -
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EPA announces nearly $160M to cut construction emissions
Grant recipients will help disclose the environmental impacts of manufacturing construction materials as some cities eye ways to reduce buildings’ embodied carbon.
By Matthew Thibault • July 24, 2024 -
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Building performance standards are likely not preempted by federal law, attorney says
Such policies are likely safe even after a federal appeals court struck down Berkeley, California’s first-in-the-nation gas ban in new construction, said Daniel Carpenter-Gold, staff attorney at the Public Health Law Center.
By Ysabelle Kempe • Updated July 24, 2024 -
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600+ NYC facilities pledge to cut energy use as part of expanded demand response program
The city also plans to install over 1,150 real-time meters in municipal buildings to help manage electricity use, according to its Department of Citywide Administrative Services.
By Nish Amarnath • July 23, 2024 -
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How cities are using Biden’s $4.3B climate pollution reduction grants
The grants “put local governments in the driver’s seat to develop climate solutions,” a federal official said. Cities and counties plan to use the money for electrification, bike-sharing, solar power and more.
By Ysabelle Kempe • July 23, 2024
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