Biden Admin Unveils First National Blueprint for Reducing Building Emissions

The Department of Energy said it is focused on building innovations in three pivotal areas: building upgrades, efficient electrification, and smart controls.

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The Biden administration’s Department of Energy (DOE) unveiled its first-ever national blueprint for aggressively decarbonizing the U.S. residential and commercial building sectors on April 2.

Titled “Decarbonizing the U.S. Economy by 2050: A National Blueprint for the Buildings Sector,” the comprehensive plan is non-binding. This means there is a chance that construction companies, building owners, and local governments, who may oppose the measures and goals listed in the plan, will not act upon it.