Building Technology, Codes & Standards, Programs & Policy, Whole Building
ICC in a Pickle After Developers Argue City Voting Rights
huffpost.com, 3/30/21. Kim Havey had a problem. Minneapolis was generating more and more of its electricity from renewables, dropping climate-warming pollution from power to record lows. But emissions from natural gas, which is used to heat buildings and stovetops, were climbing ― overtaking power plants as the city’s top source of carbon pollution in 2017. […]
building codes, cities, climate policy, green buildings, ICC, Minneapolis
Building Technology, Whole Building
Hook & Ladder Plans to Build Two Seemingly Identical Buildings
Look-alike apartment buildings in northeast Minneapolis showcase new ideas in energy efficiency Star Tribune, November 27, 2017 At first glance a pair of side-by-side apartment buildings slated to be built on an industrial site in northeast Minneapolis look nearly identical. They are not. One building will be built to conventional construction specifications. The other will […]
carbon footprint, energy efficient renting, Hook & Ladder, low income renting, Minneapolis