Fighting climate change through building energy codes

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of building energy codes for Minnesota's climate goals and upcoming updates to make buildings more efficient and climate-friendly.

Join Fresh Energy's Eric Fowler and Isak Kvam for a conversation about why building energy codes matter for Minnesota's climate goals and to unpack upcoming residential building code updates that will make our buildings more efficient, affordable, and climate-friendly. This wide-ranging conversation covers everything from air tightness to insulation requirements and everything in between. Fresh Energy’s mission is to shape and drive bold policy solutions to achieve equitable carbon-neut...

People in this episode

Host: Eric Fowler

Guest: Isak Kvam

Topics covered

• building energy codes
• climate goals
• residential building updates
• energy efficiency
• affordability
• climate-friendly buildings

Keywords

• building energy codes
• climate change
• Minnesota
• energy efficiency
• residential buildings
• insulation requirements
• air tightness

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fresh Energy

Places: Minnesota

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