Building Decarbonization
Building decarbonization must focus on alternatives to the use of fossil fuels such as natural gas for cooking and heating.
SCALEUP aims to spur development of domestic supply chains for clean energy technologies, a key element of Biden’s climate agenda.
Even as the electricity sector decarbonizes and appliance efficiency improves, reducing GHG emissions from buildings will prove increasingly difficult.
Walgreens is working on a smart buildings initiative to expand on the energy efficiency measures the company has implemented over the last decade.
The Home Energy Efficiency Team wants to use thermal energy from Massachusetts' Merrimack River to heat homes, an alternative to natural gas.
New Jersey is spending $5 million on two programs to train and educate wind energy and energy efficiency workers in a partnership with PSE&G.
Reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 requires “unprecedented international cooperation," the International Energy Agency says.
Cybersecurity will be a critical challenge for grid-interactive buildings, according to the U.S. national laboratories.
Secretary Jennifer Granholm and Administrator Michael Regan announced several buildings initiatives during the Better Buildings and Better Plants Summit.
Successful development of low-carbon fuels could avoid stranding natural gas customers and infrastructure, a Con Ed official told the EBA.
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