High-Road Clean Energy Jobs: The Key to Building Back Better
With multiple COVID-19 vaccines now making their way through the country, cities can begin looking ahead to economic recovery from the pandemic. But many forwar...
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Honolulu Votes to Build Back Better for Climate
A bright spot shone today in the Pacific, as Honolulu’s City Council unanimously passed a new building code that will reduce energy use, cut costs and carbon ...
Smaller Cities Like St. Louis Lead on Energy Efficiency
St. Louis passed its highly ambitious Building Energy Performance Standard (BEPS) ordinance, making it the fourth jurisdiction in the United States and first in...
San José Adopts Strongest Building Code Among Large Cities
San José has successfully reached for a modern, more sustainable building energy code; its City Council voted today to adopt requirements for builders that wil...
LA City Council Moves to Slash GHG Emissions from Buildings
Los Angeles, the nation’s second-largest city, took a bold step toward reducing climate pollution this week when its City Council adopted an amendment aimed a...