In the battle over carbon emissions and clean energy, buildings have been pushed to the front lines. A new report from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), Washington, D.C., concludes that carbon...

In December 2019, President Donald Trump signed H.R.1865—a tax extender bill reviving $35 billion in expired tax provisions—into law. Along with an extension of the Energy-Efficient Homes Tax Credit, these provisions include...

Two years ago, the U.S. Department of Energy ruled the 2016 version of ASHRAE/IES 90.1, “Energy Standard for Buildings except Low-Rise Residential Buildings,” as the national reference standard for commercial building energy...

At the end of last year, I wrote an article about new business possibilities for electrical contractors in 2017. In that article, I highlighted the ideas of building out new and existing commercial buildings to address the...

In the fight against climate change, cities are leading the charge. Recognizing that buildings are one of the biggest culprits when it comes to the emissions of greenhouse gases, the city of Denver recently adopted new energy...