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NBI 20th Anniversary: The Arc of Innovation
Post / September 21, 2017 / New Buildings Institute
by CEO Ralph DiNola Anniversaries provide the opportunity to mark a point in time and provide the space to examine accomplishments, purpose, and vision of the future. Staff and board members, some with NBI since the beginning, are reflecting on...
NBI Completes Study into Energy Performance of Commercial Buildings with Radiant Systems for Cooling and Heating
Post / August 10, 2017 / Advanced Buildings
During the renovation of the Edith Green Wendell Wyatt Federal Building, a variable air volume (VAV) system was replaced with a radiant design system. The design team included numerous CBE industry partners, including SERA Architects, Stantec, Interface Engineering, and Charles...
ZNE Fellowship
Post / June 19, 2017 / Zero Net Energy
Shilpa Surana Oregon’s net zero energy (NZE) buildings market is getting a boost with a new Net Zero Fellow to focus on one of the major barriers to NZE adoption—money. The fellowship was awarded by the Energy Trust of Oregon...
Rhode Island Shows Economic and Climate Leadership by Embracing Zero Energy Buildings
Post / June 13, 2017 / Zero Net Energy
As states look to realize their climate and energy policy goals, they are turning to strategies for improving building efficiency to cut carbon emissions and lower energy demand. Rhode Island is an emerging leader in this regard with a bold...
New Tool Calculates Water Savings from Energy Efficiency Measures, Spotlights the Water-Energy Nexus in Buildings
Post / May 31, 2017 / New Buildings Institute
The water-energy nexus is a nascent topic in the building industry. The impact on water systems linked to energy generation has important ecological, conservation, and sustainability implications, particularly in water-strained areas such as the Southwestern desert of the United States....
Cities Get Help to Prioritize Energy Upgrades, Improve Codes and Policies that Drive Better Building Performance
Post / April 21, 2017 / Deep Energy Retrofits / Benchmarking & Feedback, Existing Buildings
Buildings are responsible for almost half of all U.S. energy consumption (46%), and poor-performing buildings have an outsized impact on energy use. But without a systematic approach to track building performance, it’s often difficult to know where to start. By setting...
The Budding Energy Footprint of Indoor Agriculture
Post / April 7, 2017 / Codes And Policy
Indoor agriculture energy usage is projected to grow substantially over the next several years, driven in large part (but not entirely) by the legalization of medical and recreational cannabis. Seven U.S. states and the District of Columbia have legalized recreational...
Trainings Help Build Knowledge and Design Capability that is Driving ZNE in California
Post / March 30, 2017 / Zero Net Energy
Zero net energy workshops are back in 2017! California has ambitious goals around zero net energy (ZNE) buildings and rightly so. Buildings account for roughly 40% of the carbon emissions in the United States and is up to 80% of...
Chicago Real Estate Leadership Summit Defines the Building Industry’s Next Opportunity for Leadership
Post / February 9, 2017 / Zero Net Energy
Back in November, ComEd, Seventhwave and NBI hosted a Summit, focusing on the question: “What is Chicago’s path to net zero energy buildings?” Nearly 90 real estate professionals, designers and utility representatives gathered to focus on how they might build...
DOE Looking to “Accelerate” the Market for Zero Energy Schools
Post / January 23, 2017 / Zero Net Energy
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Better Buildings program launched a Zero Energy Schools Accelerator program last month among program partners, media, school officials and others at the new Discovery Elementary School in Arlington, Virginia. The school is a model...