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 that NEEP believes could be used to support…
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 believes could be used to support them. …
Misconceptions Surrounding Building Energy Codes and Affordable Housing
The United States needs more affordable housing, and a common misperception is that stricter energy codes will lead to additional costs for new projects which will prevent projects from being constructed. The reality is that even with strict building energy codes, affordable…
Inflation Reduction Act Funding for Building Energy Codes
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) includes funding for the adoption of zero energy codes and the latest building energy codes in Section 50131 of Public Law 117-169. This guide…
Guide to Passive House
Passive House is a construction concept that can be applied to all buildings, whether residential or commercial. The voluntary standards are performance-based, with a limited prescriptive option for certain scopes. States in the NEEP region such as New York and Massachusetts incorporate Passive…