Building performance standards are being successfully implemented in Boulder, Colorado; Tokyo; the United Kingdom; and the Netherlands. Building performance standards are being successfully ...

Buildings account for approximately 30% of global energy consumption and 26% of global energy-related CO2 emissions, according to the International Energy Agency. In cities like Toronto, Boston, New ...

Find out how large building energy grants support projects aiming to improve energy efficiency and lower operating costs for owners.

Six years ago, St. Louis became the first city in the Midwest—and just the fourth in the nation—to mandate that all big buildings within its limits hit standards designed to reduce energy use. The ...

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Colorado's building performance standards affects about 8,000 buildings, including some in Denver already subject to similar standards set by the city. Colorado’s Air Quality Control Commission ...

Kansas City adopted stricter energy conservation codes in 2023, hoping that neighboring cities would follow its lead. Instead ...

Before and after image of a renovation of a building that was applied with Terraco EIFS making it energy-efficient. Image © Terraco Renovations are not only a ...

Hudson Yards promised to be one of the most efficient sustainable neighborhoods in the U.S. But public energy consumption data tracked by the city shows many green-certified properties in the ...

The Buildings Upgrade Prize (Buildings UP) sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy is offering more than $22 million in cash prizes and technical assistance to teams across America. Prize ...

Energy efficiency wall renovation for energy saving. Exterior house wall heat insulation with mineral wool, building under construction. Image via Shutterstock / brizmaker The buildings and ...