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Making Multi Tenant Net Zero Work in Colorado

April 9, 2018 / Zero Net Energy / What's New

Published by Urban Land: A 100,000-square-foot (9,300 sq m) project in an emerging transit district in Boulder, Colorado, is making the business case for net-zero-energy (NZE) multi tenant leased office buildings. The case includes lower operating costs, higher profits, reduced...

GreenBiz 350 Podcast, Episode 119

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

Published in GreenBiz: According to a new report by the industry association New Buildings Institute (NBI), there are nearly 500 verified and emerging zero-energy (ZE) buildings across the United States and Canada — a massive 700 percent increase since the...

Multi Tenant Zero Energy Leases Support ZE and Carbon Reduction

April 1, 2018 / Zero Net Energy / In the News

Published by Colorado Real Estate Journal: If you want to know where Colorado is headed, look no further than its commercial buildings. Colorado currently ranks fourth on the list of 2018 NZE emerging and verified projects published by New Buildings...

Alta Energy Completes Zero Energy Retrofit of Amenities Building at Santa Clara Office Park

March 22, 2018 / Zero Net Energy / What's New

Published by Cision: Alta Energy, a sustainable energy advisory and procurement services provider, announced the completion of a 1.4 MW solar parking canopy system at the Towers at Great America in Santa Clara, California, a Class A office property owned...

Report Shows How LEED Certification Supports Net Zero Energy

March 20, 2018 / Zero Net Energy / What's New

Published by Building Design + Construction: A report by the New Buildings Institute highlights where LEED certification aids in the goal of achieving net zero energy. “Getting to Zero Status Update and List of Zero Energy (“ZE”) Projects for 2018”...

Where We’ll Be in April

March 19, 2018 / New Buildings Institute / What's New

Mark Frankel, Technical Director will be presenting as part of ASHRAE’s Making Energy Efficiency a Reality webcast on April 19, 1-4 pm EDT. Amy Cortese, Director of Programs, will co-present during the Association of Energy Services Professionals (AESP), NW Chapter,...

Huge Growth in Net-Zero Energy Buildings

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

Published by FacilitiesNet: For many in the buildings industry, net-zero energy still represents more a pie-in-the-sky idea than a tangible reality. But, though they still represent a very small percentage of buildings, growing evidence suggests that they’re becoming more and...

Zero-Energy Buildings See Big Boost

March 14, 2018 / Zero Net Energy / What's New

Published by Construction Dive: Sixty-seven commercial buildings were verified as net energy in the U.S. and Canada in 2017, with another 415 in construction or in the evaluation process, according to a New Buildings Institute study titled “2018 Getting to...

Advancing Net Zero Plan Calls for 100 Percent Net Zero Buildings

March 12, 2018 / Zero Net Energy / What's New

Published in the Kendeda Living Building Chronicle: A graphic from the World Green Building Council outlines the organization’s ambitious drive to advance net zero in very simple terms. With a goal that 100 percent of all buildings operate at net...

Webinar: Getting to Zero Energy

March 8, 2018 / Zero Net Energy / What's New

Published in Green Architecture & Building Report: In case you missed New Building Institute’s webinar on Nothing Beats Zero – Updates on the Trends and Projects That Are Getting to Zero Energy, you can now view it online.

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