Where Are We Now? Green Buildings

Update: Better building codes for all homes and building have been adopted in Michigan! You can read about it here.

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At the confluence of ever-rising housing costs and an ever-changing climate comes a single opportunity: make Michigan's homes, old and new, cleaner, greener and cozier. 

In 2024, we spent time on the pod going over what these homes look like and how we create them en masse. Now, Carlee Knott, the Michigan Environmental Council's climate and energy policy specialist, gives a recap and an update on the state of things.

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Common Groundwater is hosted by the Michigan Environmental Council and Beau Brockett Jr.

Our music is "The Four Seasons" by Antonio Vivaldi, arranged by Derek Zhang and performed by Jackson resident Taj Wallace.