Originally published by Urban Green. Yesterday, Governor Hochul signed into law the Advanced Building Codes, Appliance and Equipment Efficiency Standards Act, which will save New Yorkers $15 billion in utility bills by 2035. Urban Green helped drive passage of the...

On Tuesday, June 14th, the San Jose City Council voted 9-1 in favor of a Pathway to Carbon Neutrality by 2030 and a plan to begin electrifying all the city’s buildings – becoming the largest city in the country to...

The American Medical Association (AMA) just passed a resolution declaring gas cooking a health threat and advocating for increased ventilation and policies that help transition away from gas stoves. They aren’t the only ones passing resolutions; AMA’s comes after Washington...

Text from one of our Action Groups, Menlo Spark. Menlo Park Partners with BlocPower for a Citywide Program to Replace Methane Gas Appliances, Improve Indoor Air Quality & Create New Jobs What if everyone who wanted clean air, a healthy...

Originally published by The White House. Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is announcing a National Initiative to Advance Building Codes that will help state, local, Tribal, and territorial governments adopt the latest, current building codes and standards, enabling communities to be...

Originally published by AMNY. The implementation of New York’s landmark Climate Law, the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, is at a crossroads. If we are to succeed in achieving the aggressive climate emissions reductions and the equity mandates under...

USGBC Live: Washington, DC convenes June 9-10. Don’t miss out on learning how to implement LEED, meeting others in the industry, discovering new green building strategies that help with real-world issues, and exploring the latest in green building technology platforms, including updates...

Originally published by Concrete Products. The most recent New Buildings Institute (NBI) report presents language to incorporate embodied carbon requirements in codes, and explains the need for jurisdictions to address such criteria for materials or products with the highest carbon...

Originally published by National Geographic. The Marcel—named for its celebrated modernist architect Marcel Breuer—opens in New Haven in May as an all-electric hotel that generates its own power with a rooftop solar array and solar parking canopies. It holds lithium-ion...

Originally published by CleanTechnica. 40 million Americans, or approximately one-third of American homes, use gas to cook their food. There is something satisfyingly prehistoric about cooking over a flame, but rapidly expanding research shows how using flames indoors leads to...