Agencies Propose To Boost Efficiency Codes For Federally Backed Homes

May 17, 2023
Two housing agencies are proposing to require more stringent energy efficiency standards for federally insured or funded homes, a move that Biden administration officials estimate would reduce energy costs for those homes by more than a third and cut significant levels of climate-warming emissions. The preliminary determination , from the Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA), would adopt the most recent model energy codes for homes that are insured by the Federal Housing...


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