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Washington As a battle plays out across the country over the future of natural gas use in buildings, the Biden administration rolled out a slew of initiatives May 17 designed to help spur building electrification, improve efficiency and lower carbon emissions from the building sector. Not registered? Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now In announcing the steps, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm emphasized that residential and commercial buildings account for more than one-third of annual US carbon pollution. New initiatives include plans for building performance standards for the federal government; partnerships and pilot programs to help electrify and modernize new and existing buildings; research to support innovative heating and cooling systems; energy efficiency standards to advance heat pump technology; and a $30 million investment through the Department of Energy in workforce training to enable h

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