Builders See Red in Greener Standard

Energy efficiency may become more costly under new code

NJBiz - by Evelyn Lee

As building codes call for increasingly stricter energy savings standards, energy-efficient properties are becoming more costly and challenging to construct, industry experts said. A new code, yet to be adopted in the Garden State, represents the farthest-reaching update, but may trigger a "paradigm shift" for developers who haven't already adopted energy-efficient practices, they said. Download the NJBiz article here.