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Posted on 06/18/2026 11:23:07 AM PDT by Red Badger
The Trump administration is looking to reduce housing costs by removing Biden-era green energy mandates.
The International Energy Conservation Code was revised in 2021 to increase building energy efficiency mandates as part of former President Joe Biden's overall climate policy. However, the regulations drove up the cost of building homes and exacerbated the housing shortage, U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner told The Midwesterner.
A failure to comply with the standards results in a denial of federal funding for new construction. The cost of compliance, Turner said, adds $31,000 to the cost of a home, and the Trump administration plans to rescind the rules.
"When you add thousands on top of $100,000 of regulations already in a single-family home, where the home prices of $400,000 and above in America, that’s unsustainable for builders," Turner said.
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Not a housing shortage, it is a foreigner problem.
Too bad it all vanishes when Trump leaves office.
Congress tolerates Trump to some degree, but the overwhelming majority seem intent on destroying us.
Remember that next time someone comes on here telling us why Republicans are somehow better...
The first thing they should rescind is the CAFE standards that force automobile manufacturers to turn your engine off when you come to a stop.
That is really bad for your engine. Plus it puts excess strain on your starter.
I have two cars with start-stop. They have over 100,000 miles and the other 150,000.
No engine wear and original starters. Practically zero oil loss over 10,000 miles oil changes using 0W-20 synthetic oil.
It comes down to a high filtration oil and air filter and a magnet on the oil pan plugs.
US branded cars.
Oh, yeah. Green energy. Seems like demonicRATS didn’t give a flying fig about how green energy mandates made oil and gas more expensive. And Republicans are too timid to remind people.
I’m glad my cars are older and I don’t have that bullcrap.
Not surprised at all. I have some energy star stuff hooked up to my AC in my house built in 2015. When I had issues, I noticed it wasn’t plugged in. I called the HVAC company and asked. They stated that all the builders put it in to get the rating they need for permitting and EPA nonsense but they never hook them up because the systems already do what that device does and hooking them up just messes up the system. No idea what that cost me as it was all buried without a specific line item.
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