Whether buildings of the future have massively scaled back carbon footprints may turn on developments with building energy codes, a locus of growing attention and debate. One, the International Energy ...

The model energy codes, in their various forms, have been at the forefront of the discussion regarding building design in recent years. These codes include the International Energy Conservation Code ...

In a recent editorial, the USGBC cited a growing number of U.S. state legislators who are “aiming to roll back building energy code standards and/or preempt local governments from advancing ...

The Massachusetts State House. The Department of Energy Resources updated the Massachusetts building energy code in order to reach net-zero carbon by 2050. BRIAN SONG/DFP FILE The Department of Energy ...

514 NOW IN FORECASTING OUR FUTURE. OUR STATE IS GETTING MORE THAN $1 MILLION TO HELP PUT STRONGER AND MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDING CODES IN PLACE. THE US SECRETARY OF ENERGY CAME TO THE STATE TODAY ...