North Carolina kills effort to make its building code energy-efficient

Published on August 18, 2023

Building codes are a vital tool for states to improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions. But in a drastic move, North Carolina state lawmakers have just made it illegal for the state to overhaul its residential building codes until 2031. On Wednesday, North Carolina’s Republican-controlled legislature…

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