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Climate-friendly buildings can improve your health

September 5, 2019 | Yale Climate Connections

Buildings consume more than a third of the energy used in the U.S., so designing energy-efficient homes and offices is important for the climate. It can also help make people healthier, happier, and more productive.
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White House to Relax Energy Efficiency Rules for Light Bulbs

September 4, 2019 | New York Times

The Trump administration plans to significantly weaken federal rules that would have forced Americans to use much more energy-efficient light bulbs, a move that could contribute to greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming.
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Climate change, hurricanes make the affordable housing crisis even worse

September 1, 2019 | USA Today

Hurricane season is underway – and storms that make landfall might further exacerbate the nation’s shortage of affordable housing, housing experts say.
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To Meet Demand for Green Buildings, Developers Get a Leg Up

August 27, 2019 | New York Times

As demand grows and climate-change restrictions raise costs, developers are flocking to PACE financing for relief.
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Bills for More Energy Efficient Federal Buildings Pick Up Steam

August 20, 2019 | Bloomberg

Efforts to make federal buildings more energy efficient are starting to attract more support in Washington after years of coming up short.