The International Code Council (ICC), the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), and the Illuminating Engineering ...

The Encinitas City Council has unanimously agreed to renew the city’s special “reach” codes that help it meet its climate action plan’s goals of lowering greenhouse gas emissions and reducing energy ...

The Los Gatos Town Council on Nov. 4 approved new policies that would apply to new homes and renovations and address greenhouse gas reduction. The council voted unanimously to adopt the latest ...

The state of California encourages new buildings to use efficient electric heating. It encourages, but does not mandate. The mechanism for this is California’s Title 24 energy code, which requires ...

Tempe has unanimously adopted new environmentally friendly building rules after spending nearly a decade putting together the policy, a move that officials hope will reduce carbon emissions and bring ...

A new home is seen under construction in Prairie Village in 2023. Advocates of a new KCMO ordinance say the city’s green building codes are pushing developers to build homes in areas of the metro ...