Climate Mayors Joins the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) and City-Led Organizations on Letter to Shape the Department of Energy’s Zero-Building Energy Code Adoption Program

We recommend that DOE support state and local governments (jurisdictions) and partner applicants to adopt and implement the latest codes and zero codes for new and existing buildings as well as residential, multifamily, and commercial buildings. We recommend that DOE allow jurisdictions to focus their efforts on the areas where they can have the greatest impact through energy savings, decarbonization, and community benefits including advancing equity, affordability, and workforce development. We believe DOE should provide significant support for a code workplan/roadmap and then allocate funding based on these plans.

We recommend that the funding process emphasize brevity and simplicity. With this in mind, we recommend that DOE develop a one-page grant application and off-the-shelf workplans for jurisdictions wanting a streamlined process. We recommend that DOE also have a funded planning grant process to support jurisdictions in developing a customized codes roadmap. We recommend that the implementation grants provide rolling funding (formula and competitive) to carry out the plan within the workplan or roadmap.

Read the full letter and recommendations therein HERE.

Signed,

American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE)

Climate Mayors

Urban Sustainability Directors Network (USDN)

C40 Cities

Southeast Sustainability Directors Network (SSDN)