>>Congress Introduces Bill to Raise Federal Minimum Wage
Source: nacsonline.com
About a quarter of American workers would get a raise under a recently introduced bill on Capitol Hill. Co-sponsored by Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA) and Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), the bill would gradually increase the federal minimum wage to $12 an hour over five years, and then index it to median wage growth. Read more here.
>>BPI Releases 2014 Annual Report
Source: bpi.org
The Building Performance Institute, Inc. (BPI) released its 2014 Annual Report, detailing several initiatives BPI introduced in 2014 in response to a changing market that demands diverse credentialing services in home performance contracting. See full report here.
>>NASEO Highlights
Source: naseo.org
On April 7, NASEO released a new report,
"Resiliency through Energy Efficiency: Disaster Mitigation and Residential
Rebuilding Strategies for and by State Energy Offices." See report here.
>>2015 Race to Zero Winners Announced
Source: energy.gov
The 2015 Race to Zero Student Design Competition had 33 teams from 27 U.S. and Canadian universities competing to design cost-effective, zero energy homes for mainstream builders. In its second year, the Race to Zero encouraged students to work with builders, developers, community leaders, and other industry partners to meet stringent design requirements and create marketable, affordable concepts. The winners of the annual event were announced at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colo., April 18-20. The Grand Winner was Opti-MN Impact House – Opti-MN, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn. Follow this link for more information about the Race to Zero competition and the winners.