Home builders have used their political muscle to prevent states and cities from adopting the latest code, which would lower the climate impact of new houses

  • cymbal_king@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Yeah the home builders fighting these building codes don’t actually seem to care about “affordability.” With mortgages spreading out the cost of buying a home over several decades the tiny increase in cost is way more than offset by the energy savings. If I were to buy a new construction home I would expect it to be the most efficient home on the market… You can get an older home for less and then make the energy upgrades yourself otherwise