In an effort to lower immediate costs for utility customers and developers, Maryland has scaled back its flagship ...

Whether buildings of the future have massively scaled back carbon footprints may turn on developments with building energy codes, a locus of growing attention and debate. One, the International Energy ...

A Minnesota House committee deadlocked 7–7, halting a bill backed by homebuilders to repeal new residential energy-efficiency standards. The state energy code requires new homes to be 70% more ...

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Here’s a sampling of recent buildings-related rules, codes, and standards that will substantially reduce energy use and ...

Building codes usually come up in the context of safety – a properly constructed building can help prevent injury or death from fires, earthquakes, and extreme weather. But they’re also essential for ...

Should energy efficiency codes be weakened to make it cheaper to rebuild? The debate speaks to clashing ideals over climate and housing.

Washington just loosened energy rules for wildfire rebuilds in Central and Eastern Washington. The catch: no one knows the ...