Sustainable Development and Land Use Update - May 2021
By EsqSocial Corporation 17/05/21
Draft building code urges more electric, less gas - The Bakersfield Californian – May 9 - A newly released draft of California's 2022 building code proposes the most ambitious electrification policies in the country but stops short of a ban on new natural gas-burning appliances. The update proposed last Thursday by California Energy Commission staff would encourage the use of heat-pump technology and insist all homes be built for eventual conversion to electric. Ventilation standards would...
By: Allen Matkins