The Department of Energy awarded a $10,000,000 Project Grant to Montgomery County, Maryland to develop, adopt, and implement county building codes to achieve 100% net zero energy new construction by the 2027 code cycle. The grant funding will support the county's Technical Assistance Program (TAP) to reduce barriers and burdens in the permitting process, with a focus on assisting disadvantaged communities. The project also aims to establish new methods for measuring code compliance and driving code decisions using data. The grant period of performance is from January 1, 2025 to October 1, 2026, and the project is funded under the Department of Energy's Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117).
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