We are currently looking for someone to fill a new Communications and Development Specialist role. This new position will be part of both our Communications and Development teams. The position requires a motivated self-starter with strong organizational and communication skills....
Published by Bloomberg News: Nearly every home has a water heater, but people tend not to think about it until the shock of a cold shower signals its failure. To regulators, though, the ubiquitous household appliance is increasingly top of...
Published by The Wall Street Journal: Onion Flats, the Philadelphia-based architecture-and-building firm behind Front Flats, is at the forefront of designing low-cost buildings that use design, mechanical equipment and residents’ behavior to slash fossil fuel consumption. Mark Lyles, a project...
Published by ACEEE: Zero-net-energy (ZNE) buildings—ultra-efficient buildings that produce as much energy as they use with on-site renewables like solar panels—earned a surprising moment in the spotlight last year. Then-candidate Joe Biden called for “legislation to set a new net-zero...
Published by Fast Company: The U.S. is recommitting to dramatically reducing greenhouse gas emissions and capping global warming under 1.5ºC. How do we make progress while also managing through a global pandemic? We need to talk about buildings. For decades,...
Published by Commercial Property Executive: The executive orders create what the president called a “unified national response” to climate change. This article helps explain what that means for commercial real estate. Ralph DiNola, CEO, is quoted in the article, “We...
Denver’s final Net Zero Energy (NZE) New Buildings & Homes Implementation Plan is now available. The City and County of Denver developed a comprehensive NZE Plan for new buildings and homes which lays out major goals, milestones, and targets to...
Published by Energy News Network: Allowing Massachusetts cities to adopt stringent energy performance standards on new construction is unlikely to slow housing creation, according to architects, energy efficiency advocates, and lawmakers pushing back on a recent climate bill veto. “As...
New Buildings Institute has weathered the unexpected turns brought by 2020 and come through stronger. Efforts to make our organization more diverse and equitable have inspired growth in the Board of Directors and Senior Fellows cohort, bringing a vast array...
The 2021 ASHRAE Virtual Winter Conference will take place online, February 9-11. Jim Edelson, Director of Policy, will present “The Technical Basis Of Building Performance Standards.” Learn more
