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What Will It Take to Make Buildings Carbon Neutral?

September 14, 2018 / What's New

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, they’ll have to...

Planning Under Way for First Sustainable Building Week

August 10, 2018 / New Buildings Institute / What's New

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...

Where We’ll Be in September

August 21, 2018 / New Buildings Institute / Zero Net Energy (ZNE) / What's New

Ralph DiNola, CEO, will co-present at the 18th Annual Build + Buy Green Hawaii, taking place September 21-22. He will speak at 7:30 a.m. on September 22 about net-zero energy trends at both the national and state level plus Hawaii...

Net Zero Energy Buildings: The Future of Facilities

August 1, 2018 / Zero Net Energy / What's New

Published by facilities.net: Net zero energy may seem out of reach for many building owners and managers, but it’s no longer a niche trend. Whether it’s ground-up construction or an update to an existing building, there are countless sustainability measures...

Career Opportunity at NBI

August 1, 2018 / New Buildings Institute / What's New

NBI is currently seeking a Development Manager to join our team and support fundraising and development initiatives. This is a great opportunity for someone passionate about energy efficiency, buildings and innovation.

Show Me the Money: The Business Opportunity of Grid-Interactive Buildings

July 19, 2018 / Building Innovation / What's New

Published by GreenBiz: Utilities, grid operators, homeowners, and private- and public-sector building owners and operators are all buzzing about buildings that dynamically interact with the electric grid. They present an exciting opportunity to go beyond net-zero energy and provide valuable...

How to Attain Net Zero Energy for Large-Scale Facilities

July 3, 2018 / Zero Net Energy / What's New

Conversations — and aspirations — around high-performing buildings have evolved quickly. Ten years ago, we dreamed of achieving LEED certification on high energy building types such as hospitals and labs. Net zero energy buildings were a costly pipe dream, at...

2017 Zero Energy Residential Study Released

June 15, 2018 / Zero Net Energy / What's New

Annual growth in building starts of net-zero energy homes in 2017 has reached 70%–more than doubling year-over-year performance. The latest data appears in the 2017 Zero Energy Residential Study just published by the Net Zero Energy Coalition. The Rockefeller Brothers...

Solar Panels Power New Schools—and New Ways of Learning

June 6, 2018 / Zero Net Energy / What's New

Published by WIRED: Buildings that make at least as much energy as they use are called “net-zero” (and “net positive” if they make more than they need). And nationwide, K-12 schools are leading a fledgling “net-zero” building boom that has...

Zero-Net-Energy Benefits in Commercial Construction

May 24, 2018 / Zero Net Energy / What's New

Published in New Horizon Construction Services Blog: The trend towards increasing energy efficiency in commercial buildings has resulted in a substantial reduction of carbon emissions, a major contributor of air pollution cities nationwide. The number of ZNE buildings increased by...

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