Where We’ll be September 21
Ralph DiNola, CEO, will be at Verge participating in the breakout session “From High Performance to Net Zero: Charting a Path Forward”. See our Facebook page for streaming coverage of the session.
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Dreaming the Future: How Zero Energy Design Can Transform the School Environment
In September’s Green Schools Catalyst Quarterly, Project Analyst Reilly Loveland’s article begins by asking the question “…what if buildings themselves became a tool to enhance school learning”. She goes on to explain how Zero Energy (ZE) schools are doing just...
ZNE school awards seek to honor California innovation and leadership in zero net energy K-14 schools
September 12, 2017—With 27 zero net energy (ZNE) schools operating or planned, California is leading in the nation in driving K-12 schools and community colleges to ZNE performance. These projects represent high performance buildings that combine energy efficiency and renewable...
Number of Zero-Net Energy Buildings Surges
Published in Energy Manager Today: The number of zero-net energy (ZNE) commercial buildings in the United States doubled between 2014 and 2017, according to newbuildings.org. The growth is due primarily to industry leadership, technology market evolution, construction workforce development, policies,...
From Fire to Net Positive
Published in the Living Building Chronicle: “It’s really been since about 2000 that both the technology and know-how allowed you to think about [net zero energy buildings] on a meaningful scale,” says Vermont architect Bill Maclay. By last fall, New...
NBI News
The latest NBI newsletter includes the following articles and more… The Sum of its Parts – Honoring the Paris Climate Agreement, New Tool Calculates Water Savings from Efficiency Measures, Rhode Island Shows Economic and Climate Leadership by Embracing Zero Energy,...
Buildings as Power Plants: Net-positive Energy on the Horizon
Published in Electrical Contractor Magazine: Today, some buildings can produce more energy than they use. The small step from net-zero to net-positive could present a new world for buildings, public utilities and city planners. New Buildings Institute biannually compiles a...
Going Green? Not So Fast, According to Federal Rule Structure
Published in Snips Magazine Blog: Ralph DiNola, CEO of New Buildings Institute, recently told me about a decades-old bump in the road: federal preemption rules. The organization outlined this setback in its recent white paper, “Federal Preemption as a Barrier to...
Local Energy Codes Hindered by Preemption Rules
White paper examines how the federal rule structure for appliances and HVAC equipment raise costs and limit improved energy performance Portland, OR—A white paper released today by New Buildings Institute (NBI) finds that federal preemption rules present a major barrier...
Net Zero Energy is Dead, Long Live Zero Energy
Published by the Living Building Chronicle: The International Living Future Institute’s reboot of its Net Zero Energy program is more than a name change. It establishes NZE’s replacement — Zero Energy (ZE) Building Certification — as the standard for an...