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Overview of the United States OSHA's Proposed Rule on Heat Injury and Illness Prevention

FROM THE OSHA PROPOSED RULE FACT SHEET “ Why a Standard is Needed: Heat is the leading cause of weather-related deaths in the United States. Excessive heat in the workplace can cause a number of adverse health effects, including heat stroke and even death, if....

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Heat, Health, Racial Injustice, and Affordable Housing

People of color with lower household incomes are more likely to live in hotter areas compared to whiter neighborhoods. Research shows that both Black residents and residents with lower incomes often live in neighborhoods up to seven degrees hotter than in....

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Three Ways Builders Can Boost Local Economies Through Procurement Decisions: Buy U.S.-Made, Locally Made, and Union-Made Building Products

The following good, better, best framework is a way to approach purchasing decisions and can serve as a guide in the creation of incentives or requirements related to U.S. made products. GOOD = Select products manufactured in the U.S. The U.S. boasts....

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Energy Efficiency Should Be Made in the United States

A new analysis released today from the BlueGreen Alliance Foundation has identified a decline in domestic manufacturing of energy efficiency products. In 2007, 84% of energy-efficient products used in the U.S. were manufactured domestically. The data found....

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Energy Efficiency and the Inflation Reduction Act: A User Guide for Owners and Developers of Affordable Housing

Investments in energy efficiency of affordable housing are much needed measures to address equity. As extreme weather events become more frequent due to climate change, houses and buildings must be made to be climate resilient and energy efficient in order to....

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50 State Report Card on Affordable Housing Policies Highlights Room for Improvement on Racial Equity, Healthy Building Practices

The report is available at: https://buildingclean.org/qap-report “QAPs serve as a valuable tool to advance progressive solutions in affordable housing,” said BlueGreen Alliance Foundation State Initiatives Manager and report author Jeff Hurley. “This report....

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"Buy American" Policies Would Boost Manufacturing Jobs Making Energy-Efficient Products

The report, entitled Manufacturing Efficiency: How Buy America Policy Can Boost Jobs Manufacturing Energy-Efficient Products , compared the manufacturing job creation potential of strengthening all retrofits to full deep retrofits, increasing the retrofit rate....

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Building Clean: Policies to Accelerate the Presence of Locally Made, Healthy Materials in Multifamily Housing

Building Clean’s “Buy Local, Buy Healthy” motto is a concept and approach to purchasing building products that focuses on supporting jobs in the local or regional economy, while lessening exposure to hazardous substances in the home through a better....

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The Supply Chain for Energy Efficient Product Manufacturing

The BlueGreen Alliance Foundation examined four key energy efficient building product market sectors—plumbing, HVAC, appliances, and lighting—to identify supply chain gaps and growth opportunities for U.S. manufacturers. Other energy efficient market sectors....

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Building Clean Workshop Shows How to Find U.S.-Made Products

U.S.-made products and insulation toxins were the subject at hand as a diverse audience of union and built environment leaders gathered for a half-day presentation on the BlueGreen Alliance Foundation’s Building Clean initiative November 15 in Minneapolis. The....