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Building codes usually come up in the context of safety – a properly constructed building can help prevent injury or death from fires, earthquakes, and extreme weather. But they’re also essential for reducing energy costs and cutting dangerous pollution, and major opportunities to update codes and leverage their climate solution potential are just around the corner.
Building codes governing energy-related components, such as insulation requirements and wall thickness, generate significant savings for residents and businesses. Today’s codes provide 30% more energy savings than codes from a decade ago, and residential and commercial building energy codes are projected to save $126 billion in cumulative energy costs between 2010 and 2040, while avoiding the emissions equivalent of 245 large coal-fired power plants.
State and local governments have the power to maximize this potential by determining which codes are adopted and enforced, thus deciding if new buildings will support an electrified and decarbonized future. California’s next statewide code update is grappling with multiple electrification issues, and the International Code Council (ICC) – the global codes and standards agency – recently redacted...............
Finish this Forbes article here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/energy...-climate-tool-building-codes/?sh=2f071f23d978
Building codes governing energy-related components, such as insulation requirements and wall thickness, generate significant savings for residents and businesses. Today’s codes provide 30% more energy savings than codes from a decade ago, and residential and commercial building energy codes are projected to save $126 billion in cumulative energy costs between 2010 and 2040, while avoiding the emissions equivalent of 245 large coal-fired power plants.
State and local governments have the power to maximize this potential by determining which codes are adopted and enforced, thus deciding if new buildings will support an electrified and decarbonized future. California’s next statewide code update is grappling with multiple electrification issues, and the International Code Council (ICC) – the global codes and standards agency – recently redacted...............
Finish this Forbes article here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/energy...-climate-tool-building-codes/?sh=2f071f23d978