The city of Aurora is working toward adopting stricter energy codes for all buildings within city limits, which officials say could help lower energy costs for residents and meet previously-established sustainability goals.

Efforts to locally adopt the Illinois Stretch Energy Code could be supported by a $200,000 state grant that the Aurora City Council will consider accepting at its meeting next week. City Director of Sustainability Alison Lindburg, who is set to lead the project, told aldermen at a committee meeting Tuesday that staff plans to work toward adopting these codes even if City Council choses not to accept the grant.

Any code changes eventually proposed by city staff would first need to be approved by the Aurora City Council before they could go into effect.

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