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Energy and Sustainability
https://www.nmhc.org/industry-topics/energy-and-sustainability/
Here is a summary of NMHC’s research and information on Energy and Sustainability
Green Construction and Operations
Benchmarking and Performance
Understanding your property’s energy performance is the foundation for making investment decisions. In some areas of the country access to whole building utility consumption data is limited. In other areas, energy benchmarking and disclosure are required.
Energy Benchmarking and Disclosure State/Local Ordinances
Map: U.S. Building Benchmarking and Transparency Policies
Building Codes and Standards
Status of State Energy Code Adoption (ASHRAE 90.1 standard)
Letter to Department of Energy on Furnace Efficiency
https://www.nmhc.org/advocacy/comment-letters/2019/letter-to-doe-on-furnace-efficiency/
3/1/2019 9:00:00 AM
Coalition Letter on Energy Efficiency Qualified Improvement Property (E-QUIP) Act
https://www.nmhc.org/advocacy/comment-letters/2021/coalition-letter-on-energy-efficiency-qualified-improvement-property-e-quip-act/
4/9/2021 3:00:00 PM
Green Apartment Finance Fact Sheet
https://www.nmhc.org/advocacy/issue-fact-sheet/green-apartment-finance-fact-sheet/
Energy efficiency and water conservation improvements make operational and investment sense for the apartment industry. Lenders and investors are just beginning to focus in this area requiring lendin
The Next Level of Energy Efficient Development
https://www.nmhc.org/news/articles/the-next-level-of-energy-efficient-development/
More aggressive energy performance requirements for new
construction are being integrated into building codes in a number of states,
giving rise to more passive house design and net zero building co
Better Buildings Challenge Success Stories
https://www.nmhc.org/news/articles/better-buildings-challenge-success-stories/
The Better Buildings Challenge is an initiative of the U.S.
Department of Energy designed to improve the lives of Americans by driving
leadership in energy innovation. To help accelerate investment
SEC Climate Proposal Would Increase Costs, Lower Returns
https://www.nmhc.org/news/nmhc-news/2022/sec-climate-proposal-would-increase-costs-lower-returns/
As reported by NMHC in March, the SEC is moving to require publicly traded companies to make certain climate-related disclosures. Upon analyzing the proposal further, NMHC:
determined that the indust
HUD Climate Plan Released as Part of Administration-Wide Efforts to Combat Climate Change
https://www.nmhc.org/news/nmhc-news/2021/hud-climate-plan-released-as-part-of-administration-wide-efforts-to-combat-climate-change/
Within hours of taking office, President Biden issued an Executive Order on climate change that specified that climate would be at the center of US foreign and domestic policy and that the climate cri
NMHC Pushes Back On Extraneous, “Non-Energy” Provisions Included Proposed Clean Energy Legislation
https://www.nmhc.org/news/nmhc-news/2021/nmhc-pushes-back-on-extraneous-non-energy-provisions-included-proposed-clean-energy-legislation/
The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on April 27 to consider the "Clean Energy for America Act," which was introduced by Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR) and is supported by half of the 50-memb