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.

On February 15, 2022, the Biden administration announced a clean manufacturing initiative to reduce carbon emissions and reinvigorate American manufacturing.

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.

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.

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.

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 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 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 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.

HB1084 – The Healthy Homes and Clean Buildings bill – provides WA a model for reducing building sector GHG emissions.

Sept. 2020 Newsletter - Steps towards decarbonizing the Northwest swiftly and equitably, welcoming new Staff and Board, and more!

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.