Codes + Standards Updated AIA Disaster Assistance Handbook Released With Significant Enhancements The Third Edition of the Handbook includes a new chapter on hazard mitigation and risk reduction
Codes + Standards Global Standards For Indoor Environmental Monitoring Under Development These standards are meant to work seamlessly with WELL, LEED, BREEAM, RESET, and Green Star
Codes + Standards More Suburban Development Part Of The Answer To New York’s Affordability Problem Denser housing near public transit could ease some pressure on the city
Codes + Standards New York State Develops Solar Power Value Formula That Includes Environmental Benefits A new system takes the wholesale price of electricity and then adds a value on the environmental benefits of renewable energy
Codes + Standards Number of Certified Zero Energy Ready Homes Reaches 1,000 Thousands more are planned for this year
Codes + Standards Climate-Specific Code Changes Target Energy Savings For Tropical Zones A recent report found that adoption of the 2015 IECC would lead to about 21 percent energy cost savings for residential buildings
Codes + Standards Homebuilders Resisting Energy-Efficiency Updates To Virginia Building Code Builders believe that raising energy efficiency standards will lead to higher home prices
Codes + Standards Construction Board In Texas City Concerned That Code Changes Could Price Builders Out Of Market A city official estimated that the changes have increased the cost to build a home in Longview by as much as 7 percent
Codes + Standards New Trading Platform Allows Solar-Energy Producers To Sell Excess Energy To Others Brooklyn Microgrid allows people who generate electricity from solar panels to sell excess electricity credits
Codes + Standards More Residential Solar Customers Now Buy Rather Than Lease In the last quarter of 2016, only 47 percent of all new residential solar installed was third-party owned
