On October 23, 2025, the Advanced Water Heating Initiative (AWHI) announced the recipients of the 2025 Excellence in Water Heating Awards as a part of the Heat Pump Water Day program. These honors recognize the following outstanding individuals and organizations...
Nora Wang Esram joins New Buildings Institute as the new CEO to drive its ambitious mission of eliminating emissions from the built environment. Portland, ORE., March 18, 2025—New Buildings Institute (NBI), a mission-driven nonprofit organization working to advance scalable and...
The donation provides professional development and career opportunities in the sustainable building sector through New Buildings Institute’s Next Gen Program Portland, Ore. – Thanks to a generous donation from the Trane Technologies Charitable Foundation, 40 underrepresented students will now have...
California becomes the first state in the nation to require embodied carbon on buildings larger than 100,000 square feet. Sacramento, Calif.– In a unanimous decision, the California Building Standards Commission has passed two California Green Building Standards Code (CALGreen) amendments...
On Wednesday, June 28, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Efficient and Healthy Schools Campaign celebrated the achievements of 17 K-12 schools and districts that implemented exemplary projects to improve the energy and environmental performance of their school’s facilities. Schools...
May 12, 2023 (MINNEAPOLIS) — The Biden-Harris administration announced new actions that will help working families, homeowners and renters save money. The actions were announced while building industry leaders who focus on emission reductions were convened at the Getting to...
2023 Getting to Zero Forum Brings Together Leading Experts to Share Climate Solutions in the Built Environment The premier event dedicated to building decarbonization invites interested parties to join virtually or in-person in Minneapolis, May 10-12. MINNEAPOLIS, Apr. 13, 2023...
Published by Camas-Washougal Post-Record: Port of Camas-Washougal officials have been promoting renewable energy sources lately — partnering with a county agency to install solar panels at its industrial park and taking the lead on installing electric vehicle chargers in East...
Innovative San Mateo County residential, commercial projects recognized REDWOOD CITY, CA – Feb. 28, 2023 – Peninsula Clean Energy has awarded residential and commercial builders, property owners and design teams as 2023 building electrification leaders in San Mateo County. The...
Renew Partners leverages the low cost of capital financing to lower the carbon footprint of the iconic building in Cleveland’s Midtown neighborhood CLEVELAND [Oct. 19, 2022] — A Cleveland building most well-known for hosting the likes of The Ramones and...
REDWOOD CITY, CA – Oct. 4, 2022 – Peninsula Clean Energy and New Buildings Institute are launching a call for entries for their third-annual joint awards program. This program spotlights all-electric commercial and residential innovation that can help modernize aging...
SANTA ROSA, Calif., Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Sonoma Clean Power (SCP) recently unveiled its new all-electric headquarters which features an innovative microgrid, and goes far beyond “net zero energy” standards by reducing greenhouse gas emissions on the State’s electric...
The Existing Buildings Decarbonization Code is an overlay to the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) and covers residential and commercial retrofits New Buildings Institute (NBI) has released the Existing Building Decarbonization Code, a new way for jurisdictions to reduce...
Fossil fuel appliances are a significant contributor to smog, petition alleges the lack of standard Twenty-six health, environmental, and consumer protection groups (full list below) formally petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today to protect public health from dangerous outdoor...
45 organizations welcome investments as a turning point to combat climate change and build clean energy future WASHINGTON, D.C.—Amid a rapidly warming climate, President Biden today signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law. The nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal...
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Key Democratic leaders have struck a historic deal to lower energy bills and address the climate crisis with the introduction of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 – which aims to reduce carbon emissions by roughly 40% by 2030...
The organizations are working in concert under the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s EMPOWERED program, which is funded by three technology offices within the Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy. Three leading clean energy organizations have formed a unique...
A new guide from NBI can help districts leverage funding for learning spaces that are better for people and the planet America’s K-12 schools currently spend $12.5 billion per year on energy. Meanwhile, students are demanding a more hopeful and...
Innovative San Mateo County residential, commercial projects recognized REDWOOD CITY, CA – Peninsula Clean Energy has awarded residential and commercial builders, property owners and design teams as 2022 building electrification leaders in San Mateo County. The Jefferson Elementary School District in Daly...
MILWAUKEE [March 15, 2022]—PACE Equity and New Buildings Institute (NBI) announced today the first and only financing option for owners and developers to benefit from a differentiated cost of capital when they build a lower carbon building. This groundbreaking approach...
Efficient electric water heaters in multifamily buildings cause less than half the greenhouse gas emissions of gas-fired products presenting a key climate opportunity, according to a study released today. The report by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE)...
Joint effort builds on need to modernize buildings to reduce carbon emissions REDWOOD CITY, CA – October 6, 2021 – Peninsula Clean Energy and New Buildings Institute have launched the call for entries for their second joint awards program spotlighting...
Framework co-developed with cities shows how Building Performance Standards can address city climate priorities and aid in promoting equitable economic recovery To support efforts to reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions from existing buildings, eight organizations came together with...
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and New Buildings Institute (NBI) have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) formalizing the organizations’ relationship. The agreement signed last month defines how the two organizations will collaborate to advance and promote energy...
NBI strongly opposes changes, which make action on climate “non-mandatory” The International Code Council (ICC) announced today a new framework that changes the essential nature of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) development process from a model energy code to...
The new Building Decarbonization Code works as an overlay to the 2021 IECC for residential and commercial construction projects. New Buildings Institute (NBI) released today new code language that serves as a building decarbonization overlay to the 2021 International Energy...
A first-of-its-kind study from New Buildings Institute provides a comprehensive analysis of electric technologies that can displace fossil fuels in buildings. Energy use in California’s buildings is a leading source of climate-changing emissions. Homes and commercial buildings must be electrified...
Peninsula Clean Energy and New Buildings Institute have launched a new awards program spotlighting all-electric building innovation across San Mateo County. The All-Electric Leadership Awards and Directory invites designers, builders, developers and owners of all-electric, high performance residential and commercial...
The demand for zero energy buildings across the U.S. and Canada is growing exponentially, according to new data from New Buildings Institute (NBI), a nonprofit organization pushing for better performance in buildings. NBI today unveiled its 2020 Getting to Zero...
New Buildings Institute (NBI) is thrilled to be adding to the dynamic team of professionals who oversee our corporate structure and those doing the on-the-ground work of the organization. We welcome a new Associate Director of Codes and Policy to...
