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NBI Spring 2023 Newsletter
News / March 20, 2023
Our latest newsletter includes information about our 2023 Getting to Zero forum and how to register, recent blog post on central heat pump water heaters, recent verified projects from the CIRRUS Low Carbon program, a recent podcast featuring NBI and...
NBI is Hiring! Learn about our open positions
News / March 15, 2023
NBI is seeking an Associate Director of Marketing and Communications, Project Analyst, a Director of Leadership & Market Development, and a Staff Accountant to join our team and become an integral part of our organization. Associate Director of Marketing and Communications:...

ASHRAE accelerates building decarbonization
Post / February 28, 2023
ASHRAE, along with 24 of the world’s leading building industry organizations, issued a statement a few months ago to government representatives attending the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP 27) pledging to assume a leadership role in...
Energy in the Built Environment
News / January 30, 2023
Published by Connected World: Peggy Smedley digs deep into the NBI annual report to see how public policies and programs are changing to improve energy efficiency in our buildings.
2022 at NBI – Year in Review
News / January 4, 2023
Last year was a big year for NBI – not only did it mark our organization’s 25th anniversary, but we logged major accomplishments for every month of 2022. We’re grateful for the support you’ve given us along the way, which...
Passive House Podcast Ep. 120: Ralph DiNola, New Buildings Institute
News / January 3, 2023
Published by Passive House Accelerator: Passive House Podcast cohost Zack Semke interviews Ralph DiNola, Chief Executive Officer of New Buildings Institute (NBI). The two conducted the interview in the PAE Living Building in Portland, Oregon, the site of NBI’s headquarters...
Passive House Podcast Ep. 119: Mark Lyles, New Buildings Institute
News / January 3, 2023
Published by Passive House Accelerator: Passive House Podcast cohost Zack Semke interviews Mark Lyles, Senior Project Manager at New Buildings Institute (NBI). The two conducted the interview in the PAE Living Building in Portland, Oregon, the site of NBI’s headquarters...
Winter 2022 Newsletter from NBI
News / December 13, 2022
Our latest newsletter includes information on how to make comments on the 2024 residential IECC (please note that the deadline has now passed), the first CIRRUS Low Carbon project, new EMPOWERED resources to support distributed energy resource permitting and inspections,...
Fall 2022 Newsletter from NBI
News / October 19, 2022
Our latest newsletter includes information on our recently released Existing Building Decarbonization Code, how to make comments on the 2024 commercial IECC, the world’s first GridOptimal® building, results from Net Zero Buildings Week, and more. Interested in receiving email communications...
NBI’s Smita Gupta to serve as Director for Federal Facility Decarbonization
News / August 30, 2022
New Buildings Institute is proud to announce that Director of Building Innovation Smita Gupta has been appointed as a detailee to the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)! The CEQ is one part of the Executive Office of the President and...