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U.S. Government Invests $90 Million to Improve Building Energy Codes and Save Americans Money

As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $90 million in competitive awards to help states, cities, tribes, and partnering organizations implement updated energy codes for buildings.

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Greenbuild Hosting Free Webinar Jan 31st

Greenbuild is excited to announce a new free webinar taking place on January 31st from 1:00pm-2:00pm ET called Leading the Change: Finding a Pathway to Equitable Decarbonization.

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Celebrate World Green Building Week With U.S. Green Building Council

This week, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) joins green building councils from around the world to celebrate World Green Building Week. Led by the World Green Building Council, the weeklong awareness campaign spotlights how green buildings, including LEED buildings, can help reduce carbon emissions and support economies around the world.

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Greenbuild Conference & Expo Is Being Held in San Francisco, California

This year’s annual Greenbuild Conference and Expo will take place Nov. 1–3 at the LEED Gold Moscone Center in San Francisco, California. Join USGBC and Greenbuild partner Informa Connect for the 20th anniversary of the event. This year, we’re celebrating with an expanded take on what it means to build green.

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal is Passed

On November 15, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. signed into law the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal)— a once-in-a-generation investment in our nation’s infrastructure that will create good-paying jobs, combat climate change, and grow the economy sustainably and equitably for decades to come.

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Support for the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code is Now Available in REScheck!

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released REScheck Version 2.1.0, a free, web-based software application that helps builders, designers, and contractors demonstrate that a particular home complies with the latest provisions of the International Energy Conservation Code, the 2021 IECC. DOE has determined that the provisions of the 2021 IECC will achieve savings of 9.4% in residential buildings (compared to the previous 2018 edition).

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Inside and Out

An interior and exterior spray foam insulation application adds to the sustainable green building that characterizes Oberlin College and Conservatory

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Spray Foam Insulates Modern Vacation Community Townhomes in Orlando

Final Residences Released in Zenodro Homes' The Retreat and Serenity Townhomes, Luxury Vacation Homes Situated in Orlando's Four Corners Region

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U.S. Green Building Council Releases Annual Top 10 States for LEED Green Building Per Capita

Massachusetts tops the list for the second year; New York, Hawaii and Illinois showcase leadership in geographically diverse locations

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Study Finds Green Home Building Continues to Gain Traction

The latest in a series of studies conducted by Dodge Data & Analytics in partnership with the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), the study shows that green homes are continuing to gain market share.

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Preliminary Energy Savings Announced for ASHRAE/IES 2016 Energy Standard

More than 30 percent energy savings can be achieved using the 2016 version of Standard 90.1, according to recent analysis conducted by Pacific Northwest National Laboratories (PNNL) in support of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Building Energy Codes Program.

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U.S. Green Building Council Releases Annual Top 10 States for LEED Green Building

USGBC announced the Top 10 States for LEED, an annual ranking that highlights states throughout the United States that made significant strides in sustainable building design, construction, and transformation over the past year.

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