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“GridOptimal” Buildings Can Smooth Transition to Renewables

November 5, 2018 / Building Innovation / In the News

Published by BuildingGreen: Getting a solar array on your project might seem like a huge triumph, but there could be a downside. Too much “distributed generation” (grid-connected power generation coming from individual buildings) can disrupt how the electrical grid works,...

Radiating Efficiency

November 4, 2018 / Building Innovation, Zero Net Energy / In the News

Published by Net Zero Buildings (page 12): Because of the drive for optimized energy efficiency, design teams need to look at alternative HVAC methods in order to meet energy goals. A recent NBI report on radiant heating and cooling in...

Zero Net Energy Awards For California Schools

October 31, 2018 / Zero Net Energy / In the News

Published by Facility Executive: Five exemplary individuals, school districts, and school projects have been honored with with ZNE School Leadership Awards for innovation and leadership in driving a new zero net energy (ZNE) standard for school environments in California. ZNE...

Cathy Higgins recognized as a 2018 Women of Vision Honoree

October 23, 2018 / New Buildings Institute / In the News

Published in the Daily Journal of Commerce: Cathy Higgins, Research Director, was recently recognized as a 2018 Women of Vision honoree by the Oregon Daily Journal of Commerce. The annual Women of Vision awards recognize women in the Portland, Oregon,...

Aiming For Zero Energy In Existing Buildings

October 9, 2018 / Zero Net Energy / In the News

Published by Facility Executive and written by Senior Project Manager, Alexi Miller: As the extreme weather impacts of a changing climate become more urgent, cities and states are racing to put in place strategies that will reduce carbon emissions, including...

Tips to Move Your Building Toward Net Zero

September 19, 2018 / Zero Net Energy / In the News

Published in BUILDINGS: Net zero buildings are becoming the standard for the future. In late August 2018, mayors from 19 cities around the world signed the Net Zero Carbon Buildings Declaration from the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group. The declaration...

Zeroing In

September 18, 2018 / Zero Net Energy / In the News

Published by Civil Engineering: Across the United States, primary and secondary school buildings are leading the way in the zero-energy movement, in which structures are designed to generate at least as much energy as they use. They tend to be...

What Will It Take to Make Buildings Carbon Neutral?

September 14, 2018 / Codes And Policy / In the News

Published by CityLab: Last month, 19 cities signed a declaration to make all new buildings carbon neutral by 2030. So what happens next? If cities are going to curb the rise of global temperatures to less than 2 degrees Celsius,...

What Are Zero-Energy Buildings?

September 6, 2018 / Zero Net Energy / In the News

Produced by Yale Climate Connections: These ultra-low-energy buildings might be popping up in your neighborhood soon. Listen to this short interview with Ralph DiNola, CEO.

Planning Under Way for First Sustainable Building Week

August 10, 2018 / New Buildings Institute / In the News

Published in the Daily Journal of Commerce: The inaugural Sustainable Building Week begins October 8 and will include panel discussions, lectures, building tours, design slams (challenges), open houses and more in Portland. All of this is to promote green building...

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