Biden–Harris Administration Announces $90M To Support Resilient & Efficient Building Energy Codes & Save American Families Money
Biden–Harris Administration Announces $90M to Support Resilient & Efficient Building Energy Codes & Save American Families MoneyPresident Biden’s Investing in America Agenda Accelerates Adoption of Modern Building Codes, Improves Resilience, and Helps Tackle the Climate Crisis, the U.S. Department of Energy today announced $90 million in competitive awards to help states, cities, tribes, and partnering organizations implement updated energy codes for buildings.
Secretary Granholm will highlight the announcement later today in Louisiana at the Home Builders Institute training facility alongside the Louisiana Home Builders Association, who led Louisiana’s charge to adopt the latest energy and building codes through a bipartisan effort to cut energy costs and protect communities against the impacts of climate change, including extreme weather.
Today, America’s 130 million commercial and residential buildings are responsible for 35% of the nation’s total carbon emissions. Energy codes establish minimum standards for energy efficiency in new and renovated buildings and help ensure they are healthier, safer, and more resilient.
, which supports energy and building codes and standards that save lives, reduce property damage, cut utility bills, and create good-paying jobs while advancing environmental and energy justice priorities.The 27 awarded projects from across the country were selected following a robust stakeholder engagement process and target partnerships across the range of energy code stakeholders who play an important role supporting the successful implementation of building codes.
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