In this episode of This Week in Sustainability, Cati O’Keefe breaks down how the intersection of energy volatility, AI expansion, and building/code policy is creating new pressures—and perhaps opportunities—for sustainable housing.

Iran War

Temporary construction towns built to support AI data centers

Utilities across North America push back on aggressive building electrification timelines

How Utilities Profit from Electric Demand

Colorado introduced 18 energy bills

New York Republicans try to slow or roll back parts of the state’s aggressive clean energy transition

Arizona to expand energy development and grid capacity

New Mexico considers bills focused on grid modernization, community solar expansion, and clean electricity

NABH Celebrates court decision that vacated the federal mandate tying HUD financing to the 2021 IECC

NAHB’s Housing Market Index survey

CARB Regulations

Colorado Strategic Growth

Michigan Housing Policy

Insulation Institute's warning on reflective insulation products testing

Editors’ Product Pick of the Week: Dowel Laminated Timber

Multifamily and EV Adoption

The Impact Series with Bill Lazar

COGNITION Weekly Hot Take

EVENTS:

• Reimagine Buildings: Multifamily (Virtual) — March 12
• Exploring Steel Framing in High-Performance Home Design (AIBD) — March 17
• Green Builder Media Healthy Homes Webinar (Virtual) — March 18
• Solar & Energy Storage Summit — April 29–30, Denver
• DOE Better Buildings & Better Plants Summit — May 11–13, Crystal City, Va.