National Partnership Launches to Increase School Health & Resilience

Post / February 25, 2026

WASHINGTON (Feb. 25, 2026) – Three U.S.-based nonprofits – Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council, the National Center on School Infrastructure, and New Buildings Institute – have formed the HVAC Change Lab, a new partnership to...

Impact in Action: Next Gen Supporting Future Clean Energy Leaders

Post / February 11, 2026

The clean energy and green buildings industry is growing fast, but the workforce needed to sustain that growth isn’t keeping up. Moreover, long-standing equity gaps continue to limit who has access to careers in the sector. NBI is working to address these...

Exploring Pathways to Zero: NBI and Phius Partner to Expand the Getting to Zero Buildings Database

Post / February 4, 2026

At NBI, we are dedicated to advancing and tracking the leading edge of best practices for the built environment. Our Getting to Zero Buildings Database is a resource for the industry, cataloging verified and emerging zero energy projects across North America. Today, we are proud to announce an expansion of this resource...

When Winter Storms Hit, Energy Resilience Matters

Post / January 26, 2026

Beginning on Saturday, January 24, 2026, a major winter storm struck several regions of the country, impacting nearly half of the U.S. population. Like many others, I closely followed the forecasts starting Thursday, worrying about potential power outages and their cascading impacts. By Saturday evening, reports of service disruptions, emergency responses, and distress among households and communities began to emerge. I repeatedly checked the power outage map and was...

A New Partnership to Support Schools

Post / January 16, 2026

Over the past decade, New Buildings Institute (NBI) and the Center for Green Schools (CfGS) have collaborated through independent programs to provide K-12 schools across the U.S. with technical assistance, in-person events, and virtual learning opportunities. These two organizations are excited to combine their efforts in 2026 to officially partner on an HVAC Change Lab, an innovative approach to support school districts in improving their operations. The HVAC Change Lab is a...

A Pause to Remember Jeff Johnson

Post / August 18, 2015

This year marks the 10-year anniversary of the passing of Jeff Johnson, New Buildings Institute’s (NBI) former executive director from 2000 to 2005. He died doing what he loved, mountain biking in the Columbia Gorge. Jeff was a person who...

We Hear You

Post / March 4, 2015

I recently checked in with as many NBI stakeholders as I could to learn a little more about them and to see how NBI’s doing. A few months ago an email containing a link to an online communications interest survey...