Ordinance requires new homes to be wired for electric applicances
Ordinance also requires that some low-lying commercial buildings — many of them warehouses — be built with roofs capable of supporting solar panels.
Source: chicagotribune.com
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Ordinance also requires that some low-lying commercial buildings — many of them warehouses — be built with roofs capable of supporting solar panels.
Buildings account for about 40% of energy use in the United States, and experts say that building electrification can play an important role in staving off the worst effects of climate change.