Published by Energy News Network: A change to North Carolina’s building code would let developers skimp on insulation and other energy-saving basics in exchange for flashier elements such as solar panels and super-efficient appliances. It highlights the role developers are...
Published by The Keneda Fund: Imagine an energy system in which each building serves as an extension of the power grid. When all buildings were simply at the receiving end of electricity generated by a few big power plants, that...
Published by Commercial Property Executive (CPE): In the first episode of the podcast, “Sustainability Street”, CPE examines the science behind and the misconceptions around net zero carbon and net zero energy commitments. A number of commercial real estate executives and...
It’s holiday time after a hard year. More than ever, the need for healthy homes is exceedingly clear. This holiday-themed episode of Electrify This! looks at how our homes and buildings impact climate and public health, and what can be...
Decarbonizing the Built Environment, is a new brief and online event from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). NBI Program Director, Amy Cortese was part of the conversation that informed this piece. She discussed the domestic environment for...
Hear Reilly Loveland, Project Manager, talk about NBI, the Peninsula Clean Energy awards program, and more on the AECCafe Bunker Broadcast. Visit gettingtozeroforum.org to see some of the resources she mentioned during the call.
Published by Finance & Commerce: St. Louis Park’s handsome new Westwood Hills Nature Center will produce as much energy as it consumes. Minnesota has one other verified net zero building. Despite the lack of examples, the aspiration to reach net...
Published by GTM: Skyscrapers use and lose more energy than low-rise buildings, research shows. Can smarter design and technology change that? It may seem obvious that cities filled with big buildings use energy more efficiently than dispersed suburban landscapes, and...
Published by Architect Magazine: By the end of this year, the latest edition of the International Energy Conservation Code will be available. Updated every three years, the IECC is designed to assist state and local governments to regulate energy use...
Published by Commercial Property Executive: A new report from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy finds that energy-efficient electric heat pumps cut commercial buildings’ greenhouse emissions by 44 percent. Sean Denniston, senior project manager at the New Buildings Institute,...
