The City of Frederick lowered its monthly electricity usage by more than 2 percent and planted more than 500 new trees in 2021, even as some aldermen express concern that the city needs to do more to fight the effects of climate change. See the... Read More
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has an online tool, with recently added data sets and functionality. This tool provides an easy way to better understand county resilience in terms of flood hazards, critical facilities, jobs, businesses, and more. Users choose their county and... Read More
ICLEI has announced an incredible opportunity to develop and deploy highly visible and replicable projects, which demonstrate innovation in local climate action that is community led, data driven, and lasting. Made possible through funding from Google.org, ICLEI is accepting expressions of interest from nonprofit and... Read More
Maryland state law requires that every new school facility and full renovation be a high-performance building and meet stringent state and international building codes. In an average year, Maryland’s 24 school districts perform renovation or major maintenance on more than 200 of the state’s 1,400... Read More
The Regional Commissioner (RC) for Public Buildings Service (PBS) in the National Capital Region (NCR) manages several hundred Federal personnel, a large annual operating, leasing and capital budget, and the operations, maintenance and construction of Federal office space, United States courthouses, state-of-the-art laboratories, and warehouses... Read More
A Senate panel on Monday swiftly rejected a Republican proposal to repeal the Virginia Clean Economy Act, a 2020 law that commits the state’s electric grid to decarbonizing by 2050. See the full story at Virginia Mercury. More DMV News Report: More Than a Third... Read More
The U.S. Departments of Transportation and Energy have announced nearly $5 billion that will be made available under the new National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program established by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, to build out a national electric vehicle charging network, an important... Read More
A Democrat-controlled committee rejected a bill that would have allowed Virginia local governments to adopt stricter energy efficiency codes than the state, with senators fretting it could prevent badly needed affordable housing from being built. See the full story at Virginia Mercury. More DMV News... Read More
This position is located in DC’s Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE), under the Energy Administration, Data and Benchmarking Division, Building Performance and Enforcement Branch (BPEB), but working within the Office of Enforcement and Environmental Justice (OEEJ). The incumbent of this position is primarily responsible... Read More
This position is located in DC’s Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE), Utility Affordability Administration, Utility Affordability Division (UAD). This position will oversee the day-to-day operations of the division, provide high level technical assistance and direction to senior managers, energy technicians and specialists, and administrative... Read More