Colorado is rolling out a new building code aimed at reducing the amount of carbon emissions emitted from homes, offices and other buildings, and state leaders hope the plan will be environmentally responsible without sending construction prices soaring.

The new building code announced Tuesday — the Colorado Model Low Energy and Carbon Code —will push homebuilders and commercial developers to construct more energy-efficient structures by creating incentives to install electrical heating systems, which reduce the amount of carbon emissions by eliminating natural gas consumption.

The new energy code will also call for more air-tight buildings to keep pollutants such as wildfire smoke from invading homes while decreasing emissions leaking from buildings.

While the new code may add to upfro

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