FEDERALhearing transcript

Hearing on Building Technologies for a Sustainable Future

Original title: BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES RESEARCH FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

January 1, 2021

energy efficiency climate change building technology sustainability environmental justice

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The Frame

What this does

This hearing informs future federal research funding and policy priorities for building energy efficiency, which directly impacts national energy consumption, infrastructure standards, and climate-related investment allocations.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Marginalized communities

These communities are the target of the Justice40 Initiative, which aims to direct 40% of federal climate investments toward them.

Building technology researchers

Researchers at national laboratories and academic institutions provide the technical data and innovations that inform federal energy policy.

What changed

Last recorded activity January 1, 2021.

What's next

Next step not available in the current record.

Summary

The House held a hearing to discuss research into sustainable building technologies as a strategy to address climate change. The session focused on how federal investments in building efficiency can support national climate goals and the Biden administration's .

Key Facts

The hearing took place on March 25, 2021, via Webex.
The session was held by the Subcommittee on Energy of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
The hearing focused on research into building technologies to combat the climate crisis.
The discussion referenced the New York Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act of 2019.
The hearing highlighted the Biden administration's Justice40 Initiative, which aims to direct 40% of federal climate investments to marginalized communities.

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the purpose of this hearing?

The hearing was held to gather expert testimony on research into building technologies that can help achieve sustainability and address climate change.

What is the Justice40 Initiative mentioned in the hearing?

It is a federal policy goal to channel 40 percent of the federal government's climate-related investments into marginalized communities.

Why It Matters

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State-to-Federal Policy Influence

The hearing explicitly notes that the New York Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act served as an inspiration for the federal Justice40 Initiative.

New York State Justice40 Initiative

Connected Entities

personJames Tour“Witness, Professor of Chemistry at Rice University”Map →

personRandy Weber“Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Energy”Map →

personJamaal Bowman“Chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy”Map →

otherJustice40 Initiative“Federal policy to direct 40% of climate investments to marginalized communities”Map →

personNora Esram“Witness, Senior Director for Research at ACEEE”Map →

personEddie Bernice Johnson“Chairwoman of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology”Map →

personJoseph Hagerman“Witness, Group Leader at Oak Ridge National Laboratory”Map →

personJacqueline Patterson“Witness, Director of Environmental and Climate Justice Program at NAACP”Map →

personRoderick Jackson“Witness, Laboratory Program Manager at NREL”Map →

Sources

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