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Energy and the Environment

Energy Efficiency Program Administrators and Building Energy Codes

This brief explores how energy efficiency program administrators have helped advance building energy codes at federal, state, and local levels—using technical, institutional, financial, and other resources—and discusses potential next steps.

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