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USGBC And New Buildings Institute Sign MOU To Work Together To Advance Energy Efficiency In Net Zero Buildings

June 3, 2019 / New Buildings Institute / What's New

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and New Buildings Institute (NBI) have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) formalizing the organizations’ relationship. The MoU was signed on May 14 in Seattle, Wash. and defines parameters on how the two...

Where We’ll be in June

May 30, 2019 / About / What's New

Jim Edelson, Director of Codes & Policy, and Kevin Carbonnier, Project Manager, will participate in the ASHRAE 2019 Annual Conference in Kansas City, MO. On June 25 at 9:45 am, Jim will serve as chair of the workshop Targeting What?...

ASHRAE Signs MoU Agreement with New Buildings Institute

May 17, 2019 / About / In the News

Published by Canadian Consulting Engineer: ASHRAE and New Buildings Institute (NBI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) formalizing the organizations’ relationship. The agreement defines parameters on how the two organizations will collaborate to continue to advance and promote the...

Online Database Lists Nearly 600 Zero Energy Projects

May 15, 2019 / Zero Net Energy / In the News

Published by EC&M: New Buildings Institute (NBI) maintains data on thousands of low-energy projects across the United States and Canada and a recent blog post offers some analysis of the 580 certified, verified and emerging projects. That figure is a...

2019 Zero Energy Buildings Count Nears 600

May 15, 2019 / Zero Net Energy / What's New

Published by Facility Executive: Every year, New Buildings Institute (NBI) digs into its extensive Getting to Zero Buildings Database and analyzes the information collected from thousands of low-energy projects across the United States and Canada in order to offer the...

ASHRAE and New Buildings Institute sign MOU to work together to advance energy efficiency in buildings

May 15, 2019 / About

NBI CEO Ralph DiNola and ASHRAE President Sheila Hayter sign a new MOU. At right is incoming ASHRAE President Darryl Boyce. ASHRAE and New Buildings Institute (NBI) have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) formalizing the organizations’ relationship. The...

New York State Launches Competition for Low-to-Zero Carbon Development

May 10, 2019 / Zero Net Energy / In the News

Published by The Architects Newspaper: The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has announced the Buildings of Excellence Competition to help spur low-to-zero carbon development in multi-family construction across New York State. A recent report by the...

The California Roadmap to a Carbon Free Future for the Built Environment

May 8, 2019 / Building Innovation / What's New

Published by Meeting of the Minds: Participants of COP21 (Paris, 2015) agreed that limiting the average global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius was an absolute imperative, and that this goal would require that human-produced emissions peak in 2020 and...

Net-Zero Community Opens in New York

April 19, 2019 / Zero Net Energy / What's New

Published by Multi-Housing News: The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority announced the completion of the first phase of Solara Apartments. To facilitate the construction of similar projects, NYSERDA will provide $15 million through the next round of...

NBI Newsletter

April 5, 2019 / About / What's New

The latest NBI newsletter is available here and includes information about: 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) efforts, State and Local Government Toolkit resources, and the Multifamily Guide now LEED 4.1 approved. Also learn more about upcoming webinars: Understanding the...

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