After years of debates, the massive environmental initiative of building electrification is finally becoming reality. With mandates for new construction and retrofits around the corner, multifamily ...

In recent years, some progressive cities and towns across the country have embarked on ambitious climate and decarbonization programs. Towards the front of the pack were New York City and the City of ...

After some fluctuations in the city’s building electrification policies, the San Mateo City Council is now pushing to electrify its own buildings first — before implementing more stringent energy ...

Estimates vary, but it’s widely acknowledged that HVAC systems in buildings — residential, commercial, industrial, institutional — together account for a significant proportion of greenhouse gases, ...

As state and local governments continue to take the lead in acting to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across their economies, policymakers across the U.S. are focusing on the role that buildings ...

The Construction Codes Coordinating Board voted down the all-electric building proposal Thursday, a move that left green building advocates stunned, given that Pepco had released a study last year ...

The development is the latest move by the Hochul administration that is angering environmental advocates. New York will delay implementation of a law requiring electrification of new buildings, the ...

America’s cities and states are increasingly turning toward building electrification as a tool to further decarbonization goals. According to the EPA, building operations account for nearly 40 percent ...

The Los Gatos Town Council on Nov. 4 approved new policies that would apply to new homes and renovations and address greenhouse gas reduction. The council voted unanimously to adopt the latest ...

During its July 26 meeting in Trenton, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) approved its second energy efficiency framework, a move that opponents contend will result in mandated building ...