• NEW date for the Getting to Zero Forum

    The event will be October 27-29, 2021, in New York City. We also invite you to join this movement 365 days a year at gettingtozeroforum.org.

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  • Bringing Heat Pump Water Heaters into the Mainstream

    Read this blog from Amruta Khanolkar, Project Manager, and Cathy Higgins, Research Director

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  • Webinar: Getting to Zero Market Landscape and 2020 Zero Energy Buildings List

    Celebrate World Green Building Week and join us for a webinar on the status of the zero energy market landscape on Thursday, September 24, 11:00 am (Pacific).

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A note on COVID-19: Our hearts go out to the people and communities that are being directly impacted by the Coronavirus. We have taken steps to support the safety of our staff, family members and community. As we all adjust to a new normal of remote work and substantial disruptions to our usual routines, and in light of rapidly changing global health conditions, NBI continues to work on solutions to make buildings better for people and the planet. NBI staff are all available, as usual, via email, phone and other conferencing apps. We look forward to joining our colleagues and friends at events when conditions improve. We are exploring new ways to engage with you and leveraging familiar platforms for communications during these unparalleled times. Please support your local communities at this time by heeding government and health care officials' calls for social distancing and protecting the vulnerable. Keep in touch and let us know if there is anything we can support you and your organization during this period.
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Planning and Design for Getting to Zero in Schools

Event / October 8 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am PDT / Key Markets

Zero energy school construction is a growing trend across the country. An innovative combination of internal and external champions, integrated design, energy efficiency management strategies and renewable energy is making these possible at little to no extra cost. The key ...

NBI’s Latest Newsletter

News / August 20, 2020 / New Buildings Institute

In this newsletter you can find a treasure trove of information, including: work being done to defend the IECC vote, resources related to the Coronavirus and the climate, GridOptimal metrics offer guidance on building-grid interaction, zero energy and carbon webinars, ...

NBI Study Keys in on Optimizing Automated Shading

News / July 29, 2020 / Building Innovation

Published in Architectural Products on page 46: Identifying automated shading as a key component in achieving net-zero retrofits for existing buildings, the California Energy Commission has commissioned New Buildings Insitute (NBI) to retrofit two Southern California offices with automated shading ...

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