Stretch Energy Code News Today

In recognition of Earth Day this week, Falmouth Climate Action Network posed three climate-focused questions to the three candidates in this years select board race.

Illinois is the latest jurisdiction to release a stretch energy code that provides standards for communities to mandate more efficient building construction. St. Louis, Mo., and a few states, including California, Colorado, and Massachusetts, currently have stretch codes in place.

READING – Three more puzzle pieces were put in place Tuesday night as the process to select a new town manager marches on.

As of November 19, 2023, twenty-nine cities and towns have opted in to the Specialized Energy Code by local legislative action. The towns include Brookline, Cambridge, Somerville,...

KINGSTON, N.Y. – Developers of the long-proposed Irish Cultural Center on Abeel Street will need to acquire updated building permits, a city official said. Summer Smith, director of communications and community engagement, said developers have not yet applied for those permits. “For the Building permit, any previously approved plans must be resubmitted for review under […]

As we are approaching a tipping point, it is now far too late to entertain any serious doubt as to the potential drastic effects of climate change caused primarily by emissions of greenhouse gases...

ROCHESTER — It’s not easy being green, and for the Town of Rochester it can even be expensi

Today, Mayor Michelle Wu visited the Brian Honan Apartments in Allston-Brighton to announce the City’s intention to adopt a new, green building code that will

Boston is moving to make its buildings more energy efficient, taking aim at its biggest source of emissions by opting into the state's new "stretch" energy code...

EAST LONGMEADOW – The East Longmeadow Town Council debated the adoption of a fuel-efficient vehicle policy at its meeting on Jan. 10.