FACT SHEET: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Launches Coalition of States and Local Governments to Strengthen Building Performance Standards

Today, President Biden announced during his remarks at the U.S. Conference of Mayors that his Administration is teaming up with states, cities, labor, and industry to launch the Building Performance Standards Coalition, a first-of-its-kind partnership between 33 state and local governments dedicated to delivering cleaner, healthier, and more affordable buildings. With nearly 20% of the… Continue reading FACT SHEET: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Launches Coalition of States and Local Governments to Strengthen Building Performance Standards

FACT SHEET: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Announces First-Ever Federal Building Performance Standard, Catalyzes American Innovation to Lower Energy Costs, Save Taxpayer Dollars, and Cut Emissions

Today the Biden-Harris Administration announced the first-ever Federal Building Performance Standard, setting an ambitious goal to cut energy use and electrify equipment and appliances in 30 percent of the building space owned by the Federal government by 2030. Today’s actions are the latest step forward in pursuit of President Biden’s goal of achieving net-zero emissions in all Federal… Continue reading FACT SHEET: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Announces First-Ever Federal Building Performance Standard, Catalyzes American Innovation to Lower Energy Costs, Save Taxpayer Dollars, and Cut Emissions

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Lotte Schlegel, photographed for the Institute for Market Transformation in Washington DC, 7 September 2021.

Republished from the Institute for Market Transformation. By Lotte Schlegel, Executive Director, Institute for Market Transformation On December 7, the White House announced the performance targets for the federal portfolio of buildings, and California announced that they are joining the National Building Performance Standards Coalition. The National BPS Coalition is a nation-wide group of state… Continue reading Top stories of the National Building Performance Standards Coalition