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A bill passed by the House Business Committee Monday is the latest effort to limit cities’ abilities to enforce their own energy codes that regulate heating and cooling equipment, lighting and how air-tight a building is.
At a meeting of the National Fenestration Rating Council’s (NFRC) Board of Directors, Feb. 1-3, 2023, the board appointed its new Executive Committee and welcomed three new members to NFRC’s Board.
Energy performance requirements for federal buildings could propel change across the real estate industry. Because the federal government is the country’s largest owner and occupier of space, the rules will have a sizable impact on both public- and private-sector real estate.
Missoula County is asking the Legislature not to prohibit local governments from zoning some subdivisions for solar and electrical vehicle readiness.
New research, published in December, found rates of childhood asthma were higher in homes with gas stoves. The peer-reviewed study was another piece of evidence indicating the dangers of gas and its effects on the climate and human health. Responding to the science, local governments across the country have accelerated their efforts to wean off gas. Already, nearly 70 cities in California alone have adopted gas bans or electrification ordinances since 2019.