Building Decarbonization
The Mass. Energy Efficiency Advisory Council is conducting outreach on its draft plan that seeks a market shift to electrification.
New Jersey legislators passed a bill requiring builders to offer low-carbon concrete as an option and creating tax incentives for companies that purchase it.
Building decarbonization must focus on alternatives to the use of fossil fuels such as natural gas for cooking and heating.
SCALEUP aims to spur development of domestic supply chains for clean energy technologies, a key element of Biden’s climate agenda.
Even as the electricity sector decarbonizes and appliance efficiency improves, reducing GHG emissions from buildings will prove increasingly difficult.
The Home Energy Efficiency Team wants to use thermal energy from Massachusetts' Merrimack River to heat homes, an alternative to natural gas.
Walgreens is working on a smart buildings initiative to expand on the energy efficiency measures the company has implemented over the last decade.
New Jersey is spending $5 million on two programs to train and educate wind energy and energy efficiency workers in a partnership with PSE&G.
Reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 requires “unprecedented international cooperation," the International Energy Agency says.
Cybersecurity will be a critical challenge for grid-interactive buildings, according to the U.S. national laboratories.
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