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Energy Efficiency - June 7, 2024
Smart Energy Voices Podcast: Episode 103 - The Evolution of Building Performance Standards
In this episode of Smart Energy Voices, host Debra Chanil sat down with Marshall Duer-Balkind, Director of Policy Programs at the Institute for Market Transformation (IMT), to talk about building performance standards (BPS) and their implications for the energy transition. He also gives an overview of IMT's mission and work, focusing on their efforts to improve the efficiency and performance of buildings through policy development and equitable decarbonization.
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April 26, 2024 - By Department of Energy
DOE Transmission Interconnection Roadmap: Transforming Bulk Transmission Interconnection by 2035
The Transmission Interconnection Roadmap, developed by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Interconnection Innovation e-Xchange (i2X), outlines solutions to speed up the interconnection of clean energy onto the nation’s transmission grid and clear the existing backlog of solar, wind and battery projects seeking to be built.
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GHG Emissions - April 24, 2024 - By Diana Lee, IMT
10 Years of Green Lease Leaders: Looking at the Past and Present
Over the past 10 years, Green Lease Leaders has evolved to encourage continued green leasing best practice enhancement and encompass a wider range of property types around the world. In this column from IMT's Diana Lee, we celebrate the program's milestone anniversary and its role in strengthening relationships between landlords and tenants in service of advancing asset-level decarbonization and sustainability initiatives,
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GHG Emissions - March 9, 2024
Weekend Reads: Making Sense of the New SEC Rule; Solar Shakespeare
It's the weekend! Kick back and catch up with these must-read articles from around the web.
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Regulation - March 6, 2024
SEC Adopts Rules to Standardize Climate-Related Disclosures
The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted rules to enhance and standardize climate-related disclosures by public companies and in public offerings.
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GHG Emissions - March 2, 2024
Weekend Reads: The Energy Permitting Conundrum; Satellites Track Methane
It's the weekend! Kick back and catch up with these must-read articles from around the web.
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GHG Emissions - March 1, 2024
EPA to Decarbonize Ports
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the launch of the $3 billion Clean Ports Program to fund zero-emission port equipment and infrastructure.
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GHG Emissions - February 27, 2024
FAA Sets Rule to Reduce Carbon Pollution
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released a final rule to reduce carbon pollution emitted by most large airplanes flying in U.S. airspace.
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Energy Efficiency - February 26, 2024 - By Cherylyn Kelley, IMT
Energy Codes Forecast 2024: Money, Politics, and a New Model Code
It’s gearing up to be another banner year for energy codes across the U.S. The Institute for Market Transformation's (IMT) Cherylyn Kelley covers recent developments and where energy codes may go next.
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GHG Emissions - February 5, 2024
Case Study: Federal Aviation Administration —Oklahoma City, OK
The Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center (MMAC) in Oklahoma City is a Federal Aviation Administration facility that hosts over 6,300 employees with an annual operating budget of over $1 billion — and the first U.S. Department of Transportation facility to officially establish an energy management system and become 50001 Ready under the U.S. Department of Energy's program to promote sustained energy and GHG savings. Read this case study from Better Buildings for key takeaways from the program's success.
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