NPR Podcast - The fight over the future of natural gas

NPR science correspondent Dan Charles spotlights current political battles taking place over potential restrictions on the use of gas in newly constructed buildings in Lawrence, KS, Salt Lake City, UT, and Flagstaff, AZ. In these cities, legislation is being considered to prevent such restrictions from being implemented with support from the natural gas industry.

Community Choice Aggregation Resources - LEan Energy US

AIA Philly cote 2030 - introducing the new ddx and techniques for analyzing your portfolio

This session explores the goals of the 2030 Commitment, how the 2030 Challenge helps set project performance goals, how to use the new changes to the DDx for reporting, research, and design, and how to visualize data from the DDx projects.

New York City’s 2020 Energy and water use Report

"New York City’s 2020 Energy and Water Use Report created by Urban Green Council presents a trend analysis of 10 years of benchmarked energy and emissions, evaluates the energy and water use of midsize buildings for the first time and assesses the progress NYC’s benchmarked building stock has made towards citywide decarbonization goals and mandates.”

Zero Net Carbon Building Zoning Initiative

Boston Planning & Development Agency

neep’s cold Climate air source heat pump Specification And Product List

Rewiring America Handbook

“The COVID-19 pandemic showed the world the dire consequences of ignoring science and its predictions of global crises. But the pandemic was just a rehearsal for the climate disasters humanity will face – unless we act now. In his new book, Rewiring America, Saul Griffith, PhD argues that we can still address the threat of climate change, but only if we respond with a massive war-time mobilization effort to transform the fossil fuel economy into a fully electrified one, run on wind, solar, and other renewable energy sources. Based on the vast data about energy flows in the U.S. economy that his company, Otherlab, has mapped, Griffith details how to not only save us from climate disaster, but to help us enjoy a cleaner, healthier, and more prosperous future. Griffith–physicist, inventor, engineer, and a father who wants to preserve the planet for his children–offers not only a plan for a cleaner, healthier future, but how to pay for it. It’s a plan that will work. Now.”

Philadelphia 2030 Webinar recordings

AIA Philadelphia’s Committee on the Environment

Rewiring America’s Jobs Report

“Mobilizing for a Zero carbon America: Jobs, Jobs and more Jobs.”

New Buildings Institute - “Moving Energy Codes forward: A Guide for Cities and States”

“In cities, the building sector is a major contributor to carbon emissions and energy use accounting for up to 40% of the total energy consumed. Some jurisdictions may have climate policies and climate action plans that set targets and lay out an action plan for improvement. Other jurisdictions may not have explicit climate goals, but they have an interest in improving building performance and reducing energy costs for their constituents. In either case, energy codes can be a critical part of a carbon reduction strategy. Moving Energy Codes Forward: A Guide for Cities and States provides critical steps to achieve significant code improvements through the adoption of stretch codes and provides a practical framework for implementing advanced codes and outcome policies. It offers guidance, resources and examples of advanced code adoption based on New Buildings Institute's stretch code development and adoption experience working with states and communities.”

Survey: Health Benefits of Electrification

Created by Midwest Building Decarb Coalition, this 4-minute, anonymous survey is part of a larger effort to identify informational gaps about the health benefits of electrification. It seeks to identify what content in what format is most useful to drive various policy actions.