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Build Better Buildings in Pittsburgh

June 12, 2018 / New Buildings Institute / Metering / In the News

Published in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: The city can meet its climate-action goals, but only if its buildings are more energy-efficient…It was good to see the Post-Gazette’s coverage of City Council’s 8-0 vote to adopt the ambitious Climate Action Plan 3.0,...

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...

Schools Lead the Way to Zero-Energy Buildings, and Use Them for Student Learning

June 6, 2018 / Zero Net Energy / In the News

Published by The Hechinger Report: Ultra-green schools are going up in every sort of district – urban and rural, affluent and lower income, blue state and red state. According to a March 2018 NBI report, there are 89 verified or...

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...

APS to Get Some Cash Back Due to Energy-Efficient School

May 22, 2018 / Zero Net Energy / In the News

Published by Sun Gazette Newspapers: Arlington School officials are hoping to use a statewide energy pilot program to get back some cash from excess power generated at Discovery Elementary School. Discovery Elementary opened at the start of the 2015-16 season...

Zero Dark 2018: A Current Look at California’s Net-Zero Building Goal of 2020

May 18, 2018 / Zero Net Energy / What's New

Published by GreenBiz: As the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) implements the California Long-Term Energy Efficiency Strategy Plan, a foundational goal is ensuring all new residential buildings be Zero Net Energy (ZNE) by 2020 and all new commercial buildings be...

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...

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