Codes + Standards Energy Star Program Could Fall Victim To Budget Cuts The White House is proposing cutting the EPA’s budget by 24 percent
Codes + Standards Compromise Bill In Indiana Would Gradually Peel Back Solar Incentives The measure would grant the higher retail rate for another 30 years for those who have already installed solar
Codes + Standards Executive Order Signed To Repeal Or Revise Waters Of The U.S. Rule The rule defined what smaller waterways fell under the scope of the 1972 Clean Water Act
Codes + Standards Bozeman, Montana Board Says Easing Building Code Could Help With Affordable Housing Reducing lot size minimums and parking standards could make an impact
Codes + Standards National Green Building Standard Update Process Underway The first meeting of the Consensus Committee will be held April 18-19 in Washington, D.C.
Codes + Standards Canada’s National Building Codes Will Encompass Effects Of Climate Change The National Research Council previously based code writing on historical data but now wants to take into account innovation and new products
Codes + Standards Learning From Tornado Damage After a tornado hit outside of Dallas, engineers surveyed the damage to figure out why many newer homes failed to resist even moderately high winds.
Codes + Standards Fewer Low-Credit Borrowers Are Trying To Get Mortgages Lower-credit mortgage applicants accounted for 33 percent of the market in 2015, down from 49 percent in 2006
Codes + Standards DOE Updates And Expands Definition Of Everyday Light Bulb A new definition is the first step in a plan to make bulbs more efficient
Codes + Standards Six Decade-Old Home In Boulder Undergoes Net Zero Retrofit A 60-year old home in Boulder, Colo., was retrofitted to make it net zero energy. While more homes are being raised to more sustainable...