UPDATE: December 7, 2020: NCBPA staff, members and partners will be attending today’s subcommittee meetings and tomorrow’s Council meeting to express opposition to these two residential energy code proposals. It’s not too late to email or call Council members to…
September 24, 2020 New and expanded policies to improve the energy efficiency of homes and buildings in North Carolina over the next two decades could restore jobs while saving $5.9 billion in electricity costs—equivalent to $565 for each state resident—according…
*** UPDATED *** Click on the file below to read NCBPA’s public comments submitted on August 5th. Follow suit and submit your own comments in support of the 37 Energy Efficiency Recommendations! 2020 Energy Policy Council Report recommendations by Committee:…
*** UPDATE on September 1, 2020: NCBPA staff attended the quarterly code meetings yesterday and today. Today, NCBPA’s Ryan Miller delivered a strong opposition statement to item C-23, which was presented by the NC Home Builders Association. This proposal seeks…
All industry professionals are encouraged to contact their state legislators encouraging them to include support for our industry in recovery policies being developed over the next 5 weeks. For every $1 invested in North Carolina’s building performance workforce, $5.15 is…
Have feedback for us? We welcome your questions, comments and stories. Click here to reach us. Dear Fellow Industry Professionals, As we announced yesterday, provided below is Part 2 of 5 in our series of articles on how the pandemic…
Have feedback for us? We welcome your questions, comments and stories. Click here to reach us. Dear Fellow Industry Professionals, As we have all become too accustomed to hearing lately, it continues to be very hard to predict where our…
Click here to read more about the new brand of Trane Technologies, which is a proud NCBPA member and sponsor company with significant operations right here in North Carolina!
By Dennis Tharrington of Innovative Green Builders, Inc. in Henderson, NC About 20 years ago I earned my first license to practice as a building contractor. It was the start of my fourth career, one in which I am still…
Courtesy of NCBPA member company Building Efficiency Resources (BER): BER is excited to announce the release of our new ENERGY STAR Multifamily New Construction Training! Raters and RFIs working in the ENERGY STAR program on Multifamily New Construction projects are…