Join The Advanced Water Heating Initiative (AWHI) for an entire day dedicated to heat pump water heater (HPWH) education and awareness. On October 26, AWHI partners will kick off the...
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Existing Building Decarbonization Code: the Gamechanger We Need Right Now in the Climate Fight
The vast majority of buildings that we will use in the coming decades are already built and account for roughly 39% of the carbon footprint as well as other greenhouse...
Watch the Recording - Learn MoreSustainable Building Week
October 10, 2022 kicks off the fifth annual Sustainable Building Week (SBW), an event-filled week from a cross section of Portland’s design professional organizations. The week will bring the best...
Learn MoreUnpacking the 2024 IECC Commercial Public Comment Draft
The commercial section of the 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) has been released for public comment. Join NBI experts for a webinar that will summarize the major changes proposed,...
Learn MoreEnergy Efficiency Day 2022
Energy Efficiency Day (the first Wednesday in October – Oct. 5, 2022) is a collaborative effort of dozens of energy efficiency advocacy groups around the United States. The Energy Efficiency...
Learn MoreHeat Pump Water Heaters in the All Electric Home – Builders share their experience
Installing Heat Pump Water Heaters (HPWH) in new homes is one of the easiest and most cost-effective ways to incorporate high efficiency water heating into buildings. Yet, the vast majority...
Watch Now - Learn MoreThe GridOptimal Buildings Initiative Phase 1: Metrics, Modeling, and Momentum
NBI and USGBC are leading the GridOptimal Buildings Initiative, a collaborative project bringing together a wide range of organizations interested in optimizing building performance to promote grid integration. The GridOptimal...
Learn MorePartner Event: PHN 2022 – Passive House for All
PHN 2022 is a national conference that will feature experts from across the interrelated disciplines of building efficiency, social equity, electrification, and embodied carbon. An Expo will feature leading manufacturers...
Learn More2023 Getting to Zero Forum
The Getting to Zero Forum is the premier event dedicated to building decarbonization. With a growing number of climate emergencies across the United States and around the world, there is...
Learn MorePartner Event: USGBC Live
USGBC Live is the leading event for the future of buildings, cities and communities. Attend to learn how to implement LEED, meet others in the industry, discover new green building...
Learn MorePartner Event: USGBC Live – Twin Cities Forum
USGBC Live is the leading event for the future of buildings, cities and communities. Attend to learn how to implement LEED, meet others in the industry, discover new green building...
Learn MorePartner Event: USGBC Live – Boston Forum
USGBC Live is the leading event for the future of buildings, cities and communities. Attend to learn how to implement LEED, meet others in the industry, discover new green building...
Learn MoreTuning Buildings for Tomorrow’s Electric Grid: Building-side Perspectives on Building-Grid Optimization in California
As more renewable energy sources come online in the state of California, buildings have a critical role to play in ensuring that tomorrow’s electricity grid is clean, affordable, reliable, and...
Watch Now - Learn MorePartner Event: New York Build 2022
New York Build (March 2-3, Javits Center), The largest construction and design show for New York and the Tri-state area is set for the biggest edition yet at the Javits...
Learn MoreEnergy Modeling Done Right: Optimizing Building Energy Outcomes
Energy modeling can be a powerful building design tool, informing decision makers about the best building layouts, mechanical systems, and controls. Unfortunately, too many design teams either forego energy modeling...
Watch Now - Learn MoreNew Construction Done Right: Strategies to Improve Efficiency in Buildings
California’s buildings of tomorrow will be deeply energy efficient, smart, and resilient – but designers and builders have a multitude of choices to make in order to achieve success. The...
Watch Now - Learn MorePartner Event: ACEEE 2022 Hot Water Forum
ACEEE’s Hot Water Forum is the only national conference focused exclusively on water heating, the second largest use of energy in residential and multifamily homes. Attendees will have the opportunity...
Learn MoreEmbodied Carbon Bootcamp
In this interactive workshop, industry leaders will present the policies that are quickening the adoption of embodied carbon ideas and show the steps necessary to lower upfront and whole life...
Learn MoreRethinking Efficiency in Multifamily Water Heating
Water heating can account for one-third of a multifamily building’s total energy load and over half of a building’s carbon emissions. This webinar will address water heating system design and...
Learn MoreDesigning with Communities, not for Communities: Equity in ZNE
Zero Net Energy (ZNE) buildings have a stigma of being high-cost buildings for the bottomless budget. In fact, ZNE costs are in line with other green buildings. As a benefit,...
Learn More21st Century Schools: Cleaner and Greener Part III
School district staff, stakeholders, and design professionals will engage in a 3-part educational series and hands-on virtual work session to lay the foundation to kickstart their own roadmaps to full decarbonization by mid-century. This...
Learn More21st Century Schools: Cleaner and Greener Part II
School district staff, stakeholders, and design professionals will engage in a 3-part educational series and hands-on virtual work session to lay the foundation to kickstart their own roadmaps to full decarbonization by mid-century. This...
Learn MoreGetting to Zero Twitter Chat: Engaging the Next Generation to Achieve our Climate Goals
The 2021 Getting to Zero Forum is happening this October 27-29, and we're excited to highlight the ways our industry can work with the next generation to continue valuable decarbonization...
Learn MorePartner Event: Energy Efficiency Day
On October 6, 2021, a growing network of advocates, companies, government agencies, utilities and others will showcase the benefits of energy efficiency during the 6th annual nationwide Energy Efficiency Day...
Learn MoreAn Insider’s Guide to Talking about Carbon Neutral Buildings
The building sector is shifting from decades of regulation and programmatic oriented on energy efficiency (kWh and therms) to governmental plans centered on carbon and greenhouse gas emission reductions (CO2e)...
Watch Now - Learn MoreGetting to Zero Twitter Chat: Building Momentum to Decarbonization
The 2021 Getting to Zero Forum is happening this October 27-29, and we're excited to start sharing some of the topics we'll be touching on at the event. Join us...
Learn MorePartner Event: NEEP Summit Sessions 2021
As NEEP celebrates 25 years of partnerships to accelerate building energy efficiency across the region, their Summit Series 2021 will highlight climate stabilization and resiliency, affordability and equity, economic recovery...
Learn MorePartner Event: Michigan Energy Summit
The 2021 Michigan Energy Summit will recognize and celebrate competitors of the Michigan Battle of the Buildings ‘biggest loser’ competition. Building Owners and Managers have faced significant challenges since the...
Learn MorePartner Event: PhiusCon 2021
PhiusCon (formerly NAPHC) is the leading passive building conference for climate-specific zero energy design, construction, and building science expertise. PhiusCon 2021 will have a distinct New York accent. In partnership...
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