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How Parking Reform Is Helping Transform American Cities
In cities across the U.S., planners are pushing to eliminate mandates requiring parking spaces in new buildings to help reduce car dependency, create public and green spaces, and lower housing costs.
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Details for a “High-Performance Garage”
An insulated slab, Larsen truss wall system, careful air-sealing, and dense-packed insulation in deep cavities mitigate heat losses at a garage door
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A National Definition for Zero Emissions Buildings Is in the Works
The DOE is now soliciting feedback from industry professionals on approaches, benchmarks, and other concerns
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Affordable, High-Performance Design Built on a Microgrid
The new Fairmount Heights development in Prince George’s County offers a useful template for energy-efficient and context-driven design
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Progress Report: How States are Kicking Gas
NRDC tracks the progress of six states that are striving to equitably wind down investment into the fossil gas system
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The Problem with Making Green Hydrogen to Fuel Power Plants
A new plant in Florida will produce green hydrogen to help power the grid. But experts warn that its approach would be wasteful and ineffective if scaled up.
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A Low-Slope Roof in a Cold Climate
An energy-efficient build on a lean budget uses methods and materials unconventional for the region
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Fossil Fuel Workers Have the Skills to Transition to Green Jobs
So why aren't they? Location. Renewable energy jobs often aren’t close to workers’ homes.
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Community Engagement Is Fundamental to the Permitting Process
Clean energy and transmission projects can bring benefits to the communities that host them. Inviting local interests to the planning table helps ensure that.
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It’s the IRA’s First Birthday. Here Are Five Areas Where Progress Is Piling Up
The Inflation Reduction Act promised an unprecedented wave of clean energy investment. One year in, here’s where we’re seeing progress.
