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Exploring the Health Benefits of Off-Site Construction

WEBlessening environmental pollution and its related health risks. Additionally, off-site construction can offer rapid reconstruction of structures in catastrophic events, and …

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Exploring the Health Benefits of Off-site Construction

WEBExploring the Health Benefits of Off-site Construction. Mon, 02/05/2024 - 12:00. Off-site construction refers to the process of assembling building components or …

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Making the Connection: Energy Efficiency & Health

WEBKey findings in the E4TheFuture report shows that homes where energy efficiency education is supplemented with home repairs create a 23 percent greater improvement …

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Putting the Health Into National Healthy Schools Day

WEBEnter the Coalition for Healthier Schools. Organized by the Healthy Schools Network – a 501c3 widely recognized as the nation’s leading voice for children’s environmental …

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Green Communities Act Means a Healthier Massachusetts

WEBThe GCA is an example of a proactive legislative response to the rising energy costs. According to the state's electricity report released last year, it is projected …

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Resources Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships

WEBBridging the Gap: Advancing Equity in the Public Hearing and Comment Period for Building Energy Codes. March 11, 2024. There are various limitations that …

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Connecting Occupant Health Benefits and Energy Efficiency

WEB• Leveraged funding: CAP agency, health- care providers, local utility • Hospital connects asthma patients (high ER utilizers) and home mobility concerns to community action …

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Celebrate Healthy Schools Week With Us

WEBTo celebrate Healthy Schools Day with us, check out our resources below and stay tuned for NE-CHPS version 4.0 to be released on April 6. In addition to the Zero Energy …

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Northeast CHPS 3.0: The New and Improved School Performance …

WEBSchool districts throughout the Northeast are embracing tools like the Northeast Collaborative for High Performance Schools criteria to help conquer environmental …

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Equitable Home and Building Decarbonization Northeast Energy …

WEBThis includes partnerships with leaders from public health, affordable housing, and community and economic development to advance equitable opportunities and …

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Energy Codes: Keeping Occupants Safe and Healthy

WEBEnergy codes don’t just conserve energy and reduce carbon emissions – energy codes improve occupant health and safety. My grandparents’ new 21 st century home follows …

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Using CHPS to Produce Desired Outcomes in School Buildings …

WEBIndoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) NE-CHPS offers a comprehensive set of guidelines to improve indoor environmental quality. Air quality, thermal quality, lighting quality, sound …

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Regional Operations & Maintenance Guide for High …

WEBrecognition and positive PR, employee health and wellbeing, reduced utility bills, and the ability to capture opportunities as they are. Many of the strategies and best practices …

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at NEEP

WEBDecarbonizing the building sector requires continued innovation and rapid scaling of existing solutions. In order to decarbonize with equity, marginalized communities must be …

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Energy Poverty and Building Decarbonization Northeast Energy

WEBA second valuable benefit, also deeply associated with energy efficiency, will likely be greater health and comfort. A third important benefit, especially for those that heat with …

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Residential Energy Labeling and Retrofit Programs

WEBThe labeling process identifies the most effective efficiency measures for a particular property, assisting the resident in prioritizing measures that will have the biggest impacts …

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Energy Codes for a Green Economy

WEBEnergy codes can push the market in powerful ways. Their pervasive influence in the sustainability industry works to promote increased renewable energy production, grid …

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Energy Codes are Life Safety Codes

WEBCodes Save Lives, Saves Costs. Reducing energy consumption nationwide by 15% annually would save six lives daily, save $20 billion in avoided health care costs, and …

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Maine Legislature Acts to Tackle Low-Income Whole Home …

WEBThis bill tackles the initial problems that residents may face, such as health and safety issues and structural repairs, before they can apply for energy efficiency programs. …

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Maryland Releases Comprehensive Climate Pollution Reduction Plan

WEBIn the last few days of 2023, the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) published the state’s Climate Pollution Reduction Plan, the product of months of collaboration and …

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Equitable Decarbonization in the Affordable Multifamily Sector

WEBMany multifamily properties are old and poorly maintained. Environmental health issues such as asbestos, lead, mold, and other hazards can act as barriers to retrofit projects …

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