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Where We’ll Be, Online, in May

April 6, 2020 / New Buildings Institute / What's New

On Wednesday, May 13, Cathy Higgins, Research Director, will be a presenter during the Emerging Technologies Coordinating Council (ETCC) webinar. She will present on a new shading technology that offers a gateway to retrofit existing buildings for lighting and thermal...

NBI’s Latest Newsletter

March 31, 2020 / New Buildings Institute / What's New

NBI’s newsletter is now available. Here you can learn about embodied carbon webinars, IECC challenges, the 2021 Getting to Zero Forum, and much more! You can also sign up to be among the first to get the news in your...

Local students and parents win Green School Awards

March 4, 2020 / New Buildings Institute / What's New

Published by WestLinnTidings: Local students, parents and others were honored for their efforts to help make area schools more sustainable during the Green Schools Conference and Expo in Portland on Monday, March 2. Reilly Loveland, project manager of the New...

Join Us in New York City for the Next Getting To Zero Forum

March 5, 2020 / Zero Net Energy / What's New

Official dates for the 2021 Getting to Zero Forum have been announced, we are thrilled to bring this premier event on zero energy and zero carbon buildings to New York City, March 15-17, 2021. New Buildings Institute and Rocky Mountain...

Trying To Build A Zero Carbon Future

March 3, 2020 / New Buildings Institute / What's New

In this interview at GreenBuild 2019, Ralph DiNola, CEO, spoke about his green building goals, his desire to bring the building sector to zero carbon and zero energy.

University of Dayton engineering students help Mission of Mary Cooperative become first net-zero energy organization in Dayton

March 2, 2020 / Zero Net Energy / What's New

Published by University of Dayton News: University of Dayton engineering students have helped Mission of Mary Cooperative, a Dayton-based urban farming operation, become the city’s first net-zero energy organization through the New Buildings Institute, a third-party non-profit organization pushing for...

Awardees honored for advancing sustainability in schools

February 27, 2020 / About / What's New

Published by USGBC: Reilly Loveland, Project Manager, was recently honored with the 2020 Best of Green Schools Ambassador Award. The Center for Green Schools and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), in collaboration with the Green Schools National Network (GSNN),...

New Energy Code Is More Robust and Flexible than Previous Versions

February 25, 2020 / Codes And Policy / What's New

Published by Engineering News-Record: The new International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), expected to be ready for adoption later this year, provides both residential and commercial builders more flexibility in making their projects more energy efficient and for the first time...

Getting to Zero Energy Housing

February 21, 2020 / Zero Net Energy / What's New

Published by Archinect: “At the rate we’re going, I fully expect, Zero Energy Ready Homes to become the norm by 2030, when tens of thousands of homes are certified each year or constructed under codes representing zero energy performance” —...

This Year’s Model: Key Standard Advances

February 20, 2020 / Codes And Policy / What's New

Published by Commercial Property Executive: One of the most influential documents for energy practices is on track for its next upgrade. The International Energy Conservation Code, widely used by public agencies as a model for building performance, has been received...

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