On April 25th, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced they had completed the review and approval process of an updated energy efficiency code for federally funded housing projects.

Off-site construction can decrease project time by 50% (Page 3) due to industrialization of the building components and the ability to complete site work, such as laying the foundation, concurrently.

Origins of the Iowa Utility Policy Charrettes During the 2023 legislative session, Republican Iowa State Representative Lundgren raised concerns regarding Iowa’s ratemaking procedures, which had not been reviewed since 2004 despite significant changes made by the state legislature t

The energy efficiency industry represents a wide umbrella of sectors including utilities, academia, community-based organizations, state and local governments, implementers, program designers, manufacturers and many more.

The MEEA Building Codes & Policy team hosted the workshop, "To Infinity and Beyond: Workshopping the Buzz about Energy Codes” at the 2024 Midwest Energy Solutions Conference.

December 18th marked the first day of my fourth month back at the Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance.

In October, I shared a panel at ACEEE’s Energy Efficiency as a Resource conference in Philadelphia with Mohit Chhabra of NRDC.

Detroit joins the forefront of sustainable urban development with the recent adoption of an energy an

After many months of legislative negotiations, Governor Whitmer signed SB271, SB273 and SB502 into law on November 28.

Where are we with training a new workforce? Building and energy codes are improving with each edition published so that occupants of new buildings have an increasingly healthier, safer environment, and a reduction in energy consumption and carbon impact.