News / October 30, 2024 / New Buildings Institute
In a recent CleanTechnica article, Joe Wachunas of the New Buildings Institute reports on the rising popularity of heat pump water heaters in 2023. This surge in sales highlights the growing adoption of energy-efficient, low-emission technologies that are both cost-effective ...
News / December 12, 2024 / New Buildings Institute
New Buildings Institute's Alexi Miller was featured in a recent Canary Media article discussing New York’s groundbreaking competition to spur innovation in heat pump technologies for large buildings. This initiative underscores the urgent need for efficient solutions to decarbonize the ...
Post / November 5, 2024 / New Buildings Institute
In 1997, a group of energy efficiency industry leaders got together out of frustration with the lack of meaningful progress on energy codes. They envisioned a new organization dedicated to advancing codes, conducting research, and developing guidance to drive energy ...
Post / October 1, 2024 / Building Innovation
When we think of heat pump water heaters (HPWHs), our minds might not immediately leap to The Transformers—those sentient robotic beings who shift from one form to another, often merging their unique abilities to form an unstoppable force. In the ...
Guideline / July 11, 2024 / Codes And Policy
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Report / January 29, 2024 / Getting to Zero
Online Tool / September 24, 2024 / Getting to Zero
This interactive map includes districts that have addressed healthy, efficient, resilient schools by adopting formal goals to tackle carbon emissions. These goals may be written into policies, resolutions, plans, design standards, or other formal mechanisms. Carbon emissions reductions encompass a ...
Guideline / July 11, 2024 / Building Innovation
Resiliency has become a higher priority for communities as natural disasters such as wildfires and storms are impacting energy systems and human health with increasing severity and frequency. MOVER is a first-of-its-kind pilot project that seeks to demonstrate, refine, and ...
Document / January 8, 2021 / Getting to Zero
The Getting to Zero Resource Hub is home to over 300 resources on zero energy and carbon neutral buildings including guides, models, research, case studies, educational webinars, and more. Categories cover design and development, codes and policy, residential buildings, embodied ...
Online Tool / May 21, 2024 / Getting to Zero
NBI works to identify, research, analyze, and promote commercial and multifamily buildings that are leaders in low and zero energy. We maintain the most comprehensive list of zero energy (ZE) commercial and multifamily buildings across North America. This interactive tool ...
