KANSAS CITY, MO (May 2, 2024) As Kansas City debates the future of its building codes, Metropolitan Energy Center (MEC) urges lawmakers to consider what’s at stake: the safety, health, […]

KANSAS CITY, MO (April 25, 2024) Amid the rising steel frames and freshly poured foundations of Kansas City’s bustling construction sites, a pressing debate has emerged over the true cost […]

July 12, 2023 Metropolitan Energy Center (MEC) is pleased to announce we were one of 27 applicants to get the green light from the U.S. Department of Energy to provide […]

Kansas City, Mo. (August 1, 2023) Results from a new preliminary study indicate that weatherizing living spaces can dramatically improve children’s health by improving indoor air quality and reducing exposure […]

written by MEC’s Buildings Department program manager, Mary English On January 5th, 2023, Kansas City’s largest utility, Evergy, announced plans to update the Hawthorn coal-burning power plant with a solar […]

written by MEC’s Buildings Department program manager, Mary English One of the things I love about my profession is the fact that I learn new things regularly. My most recent […]

On KKFI Radio’s show for 7/12/21, listeners had the opportunity to hear from Mary English, Energy Program Manager, Building Performance, and Miriam Bouallegue, Project Manager, Sustainable Transportation, both with Metropolitan […]

written by Kansas City Regional Clean Cities Coalition director David Albrecht Batteries are ancient, by today’s tech standards.  Benjamin Franklin is the first person we know of to use the term, and the first […]