Amid efforts to reduce carbon emissions, Tony Evers’ administration eyes Wisconsin building codes

new residential home constructionFrom the Wisconsin State Journal, January 4, 2021.

In the story of climate change, smokestacks and tailpipes are the stock villains, spewing carbon dioxide into the air.

Often overlooked are homes, offices and other buildings — which require electricity and natural gas to heat, cool and light — that account for nearly a third of all energy consumption and an even larger share of heat-trapping gases.

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