Developing effective regulations, incentives, and financing mechanisms

2022 Building Energy Efficiency Standards ... The 2022 Energy Code encourages efficient electric heat pumps, establishes electric-ready requirements for new homes ... Improving the efficiency of heat exchangers, chillers, air handlers, and installing variable speed drives that result in savings of 27.6 million kWh per year ... Combined heat and power systems capture the "waste" heat from power plants and use it to provide heating, cooling, and/or hot water to nearby buildings and ... The Alaska Housing Building Energy Efficiency Standard (BEES) was established by the State of Alaska to promote the construction of energy efficient buildings. To be eligible, you must meet specific household income guidelines. After income qualification, a contractor will do a walk-through of your home to collect ... The state's Building Performance Colorado (BPC) program, which includes benchmarking requirements and Building Performance Standards (BPS), will help us meet ... In June 2023, the Rhode Island General Assembly passed legislation signed into law by Governor McKee requiring that the Office of Energy Resources issues a ... Building Energy Standards. Vermont's Building Energy Standards were established to set minimum efficiency requirements for new and renovated buildings. The ... Local Law 33 requires owners of buildings over 25,000 square feet to obtain Building Energy Efficiency Rating labels on an annual basis to display near public- ... Maryland's Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS) are in effect. The regulation can be found via search on the Maryland's Division of State Documents ...