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The built environment generates 40% of annual global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Of those total emissions, building operations are responsible for 27% annually, while building and infrastructure materials and construction (typically referred to as ‘embodied carbon’) are responsible for an additional 13% annually. In Fairfax, the built environment represents 39% of total GHG emissions. Electricity use in buildings...

One of the easiest ways you can make the biggest impact to combat climate change is by switching to a heat pump water heater (HPWH). HPWHs are proven technology and have enormous potential to reduce emissions. HPWHs are all-electric, high-efficiency water heaters that, unlike gas-powered water heaters and electric resistance water heaters, heat water by...

The Town’s adopted Climate Action Plan includes several measures to reduce emissions from buildings that primarily focus on replacing gas appliances with electric appliances, improving energy efficiency, and generating more electricity from renewables. A significant action that the Town has taken to reduce emissions from buildings is through the adoption of reach codes. Title 24...

What is a “Green” Building? While there are many different definitions of what a green building is, according to the U.S. Green Building Council, a green building is defined as: A holistic concept that starts with the understanding that the built environment can have profound effects, both positive and negative, on the natural environment, as...