[virgil283]

"They’ve set even more stringent energy regulations every 2 years "

didn't hear that...like what?

[Lorianne]

http://www.epa.gov/greeningepa/energy/fedreq.htm

These standards are for federal buildings, however, many state and local agencies follow the federal standards (and receive incentives to write laws that do so).

The goal is zero net energy by 2050 in buildings