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New York State recently adopted emissions limits on concrete used for state-funded public building and transportation projects. It is the first state initiative in the U.S. to enact concrete emissions limits on projects undertaken by all agencies, according to a press release from the governor’s office.
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Here’s a sobering statistic: Home owners spend a larger percentage of their incomes on energy costs than on property taxes or insurance. That’s right. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, we spend 7.1 percent of our net incomes on energy vs. 4.8 percent on property taxes and 4.2 percent on homeowners insurance. Folks who earn less than $15,000 annually pay more than 15 percent of their energies for energy. Yet what do we complain about more? And which ones do we take into account when we apply for – or take an application for – a mortgage?
Boulder, CO (PRWEB) October 21, 2021 -- As the need to decarbonize industry and the built environment becomes increasingly urgent, RMI is appointing two
California officials have decided not to propose a ban on natural gas in new construction, disappointing environmental advocates who had hoped for a much more decisive move against fossil fuels. The California Energy Commission has released a draft version of the next update to the state’s energy building code, a document that favors the use of electric heat by saying that heat pumps would be the baseline technology for new construction. Builders could still install gas appliances, but the code and incentive programs would aim to make heat pumps the preferred option. The proposal, which cou...