A memorandum of understanding announced Feb. 7 sets a goal of heat pump technology comprising 65% of residential heating, cooling and water heating equipment sales by 2030.

The White House Council on Environmental Quality issued a federal building performance standard requiring agencies to cut energy use by 2030.

The $50 million program selected six real estate partnerships to help implement advanced heat and water housing technologies in high-rises across New York.

The Washington Senate voted along partisan lines to approve a bill designed to trim the carbon footprints of roughly 50,000 buildings in the state.

A rent control plank prompted the greatest opposition to a Washington Senate bill to trim the carbon footprint of roughly 50,000 buildings in the state.

Even as the electricity sector decarbonizes and appliance efficiency improves, reducing GHG emissions from buildings will prove increasingly difficult.

Boston is poised to take action on a proposed large building emissions performance standard released earlier this year.