Carbon Footprint of Buildings: Reducing Embodied Carbon
In essence, embodied carbon accounts for the carbon footprint of a product or building, not just during its operational phase but through its entire existence. Studies have shown that embodied…
IRA Fact Sheet
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) sets the United States on course to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent by 2030. In total, the act includes $369 billion for climate action and energy…
BIL Fact Sheet
In November 2021, the federal government passed the historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. It allocated $62 billion for infrastructure and other costly capital projects with investments in clean…
Electrification and Energy Codes
This resource is intended to prepare states for electrifying building codes by sharing the steps to electrification, the components of an all-electric home or building, the challenges associated with…
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Opportunities for School Building Energy Efficiency
This resource outlines the two grants and offers suggestions for strategies to incorporate funding into high performance school building improvement projects.
Federal Funding Opportunities for Building Energy Efficiency in Rural Communities
This brief outlines building energy efficiency and electrification actions that NEEP recommends small, rural communities in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic pursue, along with the funding opportunities…
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Opportunities for Community Building Energy Efficiency
This resource outlines building energy efficiency and electrification actions that NEEP recommends communities in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic pursue, along with the funding opportunities that NEEP…
