Carbon-free buildings
How to get New York City’s biggest buildings to zero carbon
High-rise buildings can’t eliminate natural gas all at once. But they can and should start electrifying their heating right now.
Carbon-free buildings
Heat pumps
Window heat pumps will help electrify New York City’s apartments
A $70 million initiative will deploy 30,000 electric heat pumps to bring climate-friendly comfort to residents of NYC’s aging public housing units.
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Podcast
Florida is the latest battleground in the fight over gas bans in buildings
Republicans and the gas industry strike back at city plans to phase out fossil fuels.
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Podcast
Ithaca’s novel plan to eliminate carbon from buildings
A city proves there’s lots of private money for the Green New Deal.
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Clean industry
Major firms pledge to start buying low-carbon materials and technologies
Amazon, Apple, Boeing and others say they'll make the first move to clean up global supply chains, while a West Coast coalition will help decarbonize construction materials.
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Energy efficiency
BP acquires Blueprint Power to tap the grid-balancing capability of big buildings
The startup has 13MW of flexible energy in its NYC portfolio and is looking to expand.
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Carbon-free buildings
Cement is terrible for the climate. California just passed a law to fix that
A first-in-the-nation law will force a 40% reduction in the carbon-intensity of cement, which is now responsible for about 8% of greenhouse gas emissions.
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Carbon-free buildings
We already have the low-cost tools we need to cut the carbon hidden in buildings
A new report from RMI shows how materials and technologies available today can slash "embodied carbon" nearly in half.
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Electrification
Québec utilities have a plan to curb gas use and cut emissions during winter heating season
An unusual partnership between electric and gas providers targets fewer winter peaks and lower overall costs than an all-electric approach.
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Carbon-free buildings
California takes bold steps to make electricity the fuel of choice for new buildings
A first-of-its-kind building code will create strong incentives for homebuilders to use all-electric heating and appliances. Next challenge: existing buildings.
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Opinion
Policy win: Colorado's innovative Clean Heat Standard will force gas utilities to clean up their act
The new law provides a model for other states seeking to slash natural gas emissions.
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