New Buildings Institute recently released new code language that serves as a building decarbonization overlay to the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code. The Building Decarbonization Code is a groundbreaking tool aiming to deliver carbon neutral performance. It is designed to help states and cities working to mitigate carbon resulting from energy use in the built environment, which accounts for 39% of U.S. emissions. It also offers market insight into rules that will determine how new buildings are designed and constructed in the future in order to curb the worst impacts of climate change. The recent efficiency gains in the 2021 … Read more