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Heat Pump Water Heater Day

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...

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Sustainable 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...

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Unpacking 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,...

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Energy 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...

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Heat 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...

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The 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...

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Partner 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...

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2023 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...

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Partner 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...

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Partner 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...

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Partner 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...

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Tuning 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...

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Partner 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...

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Energy 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...

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New 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...

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Partner 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...

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Embodied 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...

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Rethinking 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...

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Designing 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,...

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21st 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...

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21st 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...

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Getting 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...

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Partner 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...

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An 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)...

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Getting 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...

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Partner 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...

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Partner 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...

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Partner 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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