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Why Heat Pumps are Key to Building Decarbonization
Heat pumps are a crucial strategy for decreasing emissions from the building sector. This post summarizes the major factors concerning this promising piece of low-carbon infrastructure and the role it could play in decarbonizing buildings.
Ruby Moore-Bloom
6/13/2022
Newsletter
Investing in Clean Manufacturing and Clean Buildings
On February 15, 2022, the Biden administration announced a clean manufacturing initiative to reduce carbon emissions and reinvigorate American manufacturing.
Eileen V. Quigley
2/28/2022
Demystifying Decarbonization
Buy Clean and Buy Fair
Buy Clean and Buy Fair is a critical legislative tool to reduce carbon emissions from the production of construction materials and promote high labor standards in manufacturing.
Ruby Moore-Bloom
2/28/2022
Demystifying Decarbonization
New Buildings Are Key to Scaling Decarbonization by 2030
The Washington State Building Code Council (SBCC) held its first public hearing on February 25, 2022 about the full suite of proposed changes to the Washington State Energy Code-Commercial 2018 Edition.
Poppy Storm
2/25/2022
Demystifying Decarbonization
A Critical Decade to Scale Building Decarbonization
When the Washington State Legislature passed the Climate Pollution Limits bill in 2020, it etched into law aggressive economy-wide carbon emissions limits to achieve by 2050. For the building sector, this translates into a 96% emission decrease below 2020 levels in three decades.
Poppy Storm
2/4/2022
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Operation 2030: Scaling Building Decarbonization in Washington State
The Clean Energy Transition Institute and the 2050 Institute developed Operation 2030 to frame and jumpstart multilevel mobilization to fully scale building decarbonization activities by 2030, with specific emphasis on time-critical strategic decisions and actions that must happen in the 2020s.
Eileen V. Quigley
1/5/2022
Presentation
September 9, 2021: Attorney General of Washington Public Counsel
Eileen presented to the Citizen’s Advisory Committee to the Washington Attorney General Public Counsel and described decarbonization efforts in the Northwest and specifically in Washington State based on the technical analysis CETI performed in support of the Washington 2021 State Energy Strategy.
Eileen V. Quigley
9/9/2021
Presentation
August 26, 2021: Accelerating Decarbonization in the Northwest
Eileen presented to the members of the Mirabella Retirement Community, describing the imperative to act on climate and what can be done to reduce carbon emissions, describing decarbonization efforts in the Northwest.
Eileen V. Quigley
8/26/2021
Presentation
May 19, 2021: AIA-Seattle Just Transition: Upstream and Downstream Impacts of Decarbonization
Eileen was a panelist at this conference for architects and engineers that explored the equity and social justice impacts of transitioning to clean energy source, materials, and processes.
Eileen V. Quigley
5/19/2021
Demystifying Decarbonization
An Ambitious Clean Buildings Act for Washington State
HB1084 – The Healthy Homes and Clean Buildings bill – provides WA a model for reducing building sector GHG emissions.
Aditi Bansal
1/26/2021
Newsletter
Pushing Ahead with an Equitable Clean Energy Transition
Sept. 2020 Newsletter - Steps towards decarbonizing the Northwest swiftly and equitably, welcoming new Staff and Board, and more!
Eileen V. Quigley
9/18/2020
Blog
Shifting to Zero
As concern about the climate crisis grows, people are searching for solutions to decrease their carbon footprints. Net-zero homes are one way to help achieve deep decarbonization.
Nicole Larson
9/30/2019
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