• Register Today for the 2021 Getting to Zero Forum!

    We're excited to gather in person in New York City October 27-29 and hope you'll join us, but due to ongoing COVID-related factors, we now also have a virtual attendance option available.

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  • How to Reduce Building Emissions and Center Equity

    A new framework is available for cities looking to develop Building Performance Standards. The policy tool can help cities reach climate goals while integrating equity and economic inclusion.
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  • Version 1.2 of the Building Decarbonization Code is Available Now

    The updated code overlay language is now compatible with ASHRAE Standard 90.1 and also includes factsheets for residential and commercial applications.

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  • An Insider’s Guide to Talking about Carbon Neutral Buildings

    Check out our recorded webinar aimed to help align the market around what it means to design, construct, and operate carbon neutral buildings. Read our related blog by Project Manager Webly Bowles.

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NBI is Hiring a Finance Manager

News / July 1, 2021 / About

NBI is seeking a Finance Manager to join our team and become an integral part of our organization. Finance Manager: This position will lead NBI’s finance department. Primary duties include financial management and strategy; reporting; compliance; oversight of annual financial statement audit; ...

Cracking the Code

News / September 8, 2021 / Codes And Policy

Published by Architect Magazine: Building codes and regulations shape our cities in countless ways, distilling generations of development experience, best practices for safety, technological know-how, and, especially in the case of zoning laws, society’s harmful, retrograde views on equity and equality. ...

DOE stirs up climate fight over building codes

News / September 21, 2021 / Codes And Policy

Published by E&E News: Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm warned the creators of the nation’s most widely used model for building energy codes yesterday that their work could be sliding toward "irrelevance" in addressing climate change, signaling that a once-obscure policy ...

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