House Climate Plan Calls for Clean Energy Homes & Buildings
A groundbreaking congressional report sets a bold vision to zeroing out emissions....
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2019 Set the Stage for Cleaner and Healthier Buildings
Part of NRDC's Year-End Series Reviewing 2019 Climate & Clean Energy Developments As 2020 begins, so does an era of clean, efficient buildings in states...
Lawsuit Wants to Lock Us Into Polluting Fuels
With a growing number of communities in California and nationwide passing local ordinances to transition new buildings to clean energy, the oil and gas industry...
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...
New Report: Heating Is Next Clean Energy Frontier in CA
Clean space and water heating technologies such as heat pumps and solar thermal have the potential to save Californians more than $1,500 upon installation and h...
The Real Climate Impact of California’s Buildings
This post has been edited to provide an example of on-site building emissions. California is reeling from the impacts of climate change this summer, fresh on...