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Districts, Projects, Individuals Honored for Driving ZNE in New and Existing School Projects in California

October 17, 2019 / Zero Net Energy

Three exemplary individuals, school districts and school projects were honored with ZNE Schools Leadership Awards Wednesday evening for their innovation and leadership in driving a new zero net energy (ZNE) standard for school environments. ZNE buildings represent high performance buildings...

NBI is Seeking to Hire a Project Manager

October 8, 2019 / What's New

NBI is seeking a Project Manager to become an integral part of our organization. This position will focus on Zero Energy Market Leadership and Market Development. Successful candidates will have market knowledge and interest in building energy performance, advanced technologies,...

EV Stations Spark Broad-Based Change

September 19, 2019 / Building Innovation / What's New

Published by Commercial Property Executive: As EVs continue to grow in popularity, the need for electric charging stations is also growing and commercial real estate owners and managers are helping lead the charge to make them available. While some states...

San José Adopts Strongest Building Code Among Large Cities

September 18, 2019 / Codes And Policy / What's New

Published by NRDC Expert Blog: San José has successfully reached for a modern, more sustainable building energy code; its City Council voted to adopt requirements for builders that will provide San José residents with clean, affordable energy in buildings and...

How Cities Can Improve Homes

September 5, 2019 / Codes And Policy / What's New

Published by GreenBiz: The way we use energy makes a big difference in our lives in how safe, comfortable and productive we are. In addition to impacting our individual lives, energy use in homes makes up a large part of...

E. Windsor company claims CT’s first “net zero” commercial building

August 31, 2019 / Zero Net Energy / What's New

Published by Hartford Business Journal: The Blake Group, which sells boilers, pumps and other products to trades and industrial customers, said one of its East Windsor facilities is the first commercial building in Connecticut to be verified as a “zero...

Zero Net Energy (ZNE) school awards seek to honor California innovation and leadership in zero net energy K-12 schools and community colleges

August 28, 2019 / Zero Net Energy

With more than 80 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...

“Nothing Is Better than Zero”? Yes, There Is Something.

August 14, 2019 / Zero Net Energy / What's New

Published by NRDC: Achieving Zero Net Energy (ZNE), which means that a building or an industrial plant produces as much renewable energy onsite as it consumes in a year, is an emerging tool to meet the most ambitious global climate...

Architects have gotten serious about operational carbon — what’s next?

July 11, 2019 / Zero Net Energy / In the News

NBI’s Getting to Zero Database is featured in this post from the Kendeda Fund.

July 2019 NBI Newsletter

July 10, 2019 / About / What's New

The latest NBI newsletter is available here. It includes information about: the release of our latest Annual Report, 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) efforts, the Public Buildings Portfolio Management framework, and the emerging lexicon around zero energy and zero...

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