Solving the Climate Crisis
In: Climate Change and Its Causes, Effects and Prediction Ser.
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 -- Solving the Climate Crisis: Cleaner, Stronger Buildings( -- Opening Statement of Chair Kathy Castor, Hearing on "Solving the Climate Crisis: Cleaner, Stronger Buildings" Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, October 17, 2019, As Prepared for Delivery -- Statements of Anica Landreneau, Senior Principal, Director of Sustainable Design, Hok -- Kara Saul Rinaldi, Vice President of Government Affairs and Policy, Building Performance Association -- James Rutland, President, Lowder New Homes, on Behalf of the ... -- Statement of Anica Landreneau -- Testimony of Anica Landreneau, Senior Principal, Director of Sustainable Design, HOK, Before the U.S. House of Representatives, Select Committee on the Climate Crisis -- Why Buildings? -- Energy Performance in New Buildings and Alterations -- Relative Energy Use under Model Building Energy Codes 1980‐2015 -- Standard/Code Cycle Equivalency -- How Much Does It Cost to Enforce the Energy Code? -- How Much Does It Cost Not to Enforce the Energy Code? -- What Can Congress Do? -- What Are Outcome‐Based Codes and Why Do They Matter? -- What Can Congress Do? -- Where Is the Model Energy Code Now? -- The ZERO Code Renewable Energy Appendix Is Unique Because of Its -- Why Do We Need a Zero Code? -- Who Is Adopting Zero Codes and Policies? -- What Can Congress Do? -- What Do We Need Beyond Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy to Achieve Zero Carbon Buildings? -- What Can Congress Do? -- What Is the Role of Existing Buildings and How Do We Get to Them? -- Transparency and Benchmarking Policies -- The Economic Impact of Investments in Energy Efficiency -- What Can Congress Do? -- Building Performance Standards -- What Can Congress Do? -- Why Should Congress Incentivize Local Policy? -- What Can the Federal Government Do with Its Own Portfolio?.