Addressing Energy Burden
The U.S. Department of Energy (U.S. DOE) defines energy burden as “the percentage of gross household income spent on energy costs." Energy burden disproportionately affects low-income…
Six Strategies to Accelerate the Adoption of SEM in the Northeast
Across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic region, cities and states are establishing rigorous carbon reduction goals to mitigate the worst effects of climate change. Commercial and industrial (C&I)…
Cannabis Energy Use and Building Energy Codes
The majority of medicinal and recreational marijuana in the United States is grown in controlled indoor agricultural facilities. Cannabis is the plant from which marijuana is derived. To date, 15…
Systemic Barriers to Building Energy Code Adoption
The purpose of the Systemic Barriers to Building Energy Code Adoption brief is to provide information and solutions to the barriers states face when adopting new building energy codes. …
Embodied Carbon and Water in Building Construction
Most building and energy codes measure and regulate operational carbon and water. Embodied carbon has been largely ignored in regulations to date. Embodied carbon contributes significantly to…
Using Data to Help Achieve Decarbonization and Equity Goals
As state and federal policies that aim to decarbonize our grid and recognize past institutional injustices are enacted, energy efficiency programs should also begin to focus on climate and equity…
Implementation Guide: Cap and Invest for Equitable Decarbonization
States are setting climate goals that will require whole sectors of industry to drastically decarbonize. This presents market transformation barriers, two of which are: 1) some of the necessary…