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Earlier this year, Washington became the first state to pass legislation to require building electrification in all commercial buildings. Facility managers have been hearing about the importance of building electrification as a greenhouse gas emissions reductions strategy for years. But Washington’s new legislation – joining several cities like New York, Denver, and Eugene, Oregon – is a sure sign that building electrification strategy is reaching critical mass in commercial facilities.
Many factors are driving the push towards electrification. Clean technology is advancing by leaps and bounds, including cold climate heat pumps and ground-source district heating and cooling systems. In the U.S., state and local climate policies and codes are being enacted to require all-electric construction in major real estate hubs like New York City.
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