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New York Leading the Northeast in Net-Zero Buildings According to New Net-Zero Energy Status Report

April 16, 2019 / What's New

A report released today, New York Getting to Net-zero Status Report, by NBI shows New York State is leading the Northeast in net-zero buildings with 27 documented ongoing and completed net-zero building projects and a total of 132 net-zero, high-performance,...

GridOptimal Initiative Changes Power Grid Interaction

April 11, 2019 / Building Innovation / What's New

Published by BUILDINGS: GridOptimal, a new initiative by the New Buildings Institute and the U.S. Green Building Council, aims to help buildings become better “grid citizens” by improving communications between the built environment and the power grid. A good grid...

Singapore Gets Its First ‘Zero Energy’ New Building

April 2, 2019 / Zero Net Energy / In the News

Published by NBC 2 News: An inventive new building designed to consume only as much energy as it produces has opened its doors in Singapore. The National University of Singapore welcomed students to the six-story facility in January. But the...

13 HVAC Money-Saving Products for 2019

March 26, 2019 / Building Innovation / In the News

Published by BUILDINGS: No matter what side of the country your building sits, facilities professionals seek out solutions for HVAC systems. This is why the HVAC category of BUILDINGS’ Money-Saving Products annual program receives so many submissions. 2019 is no...

Singapore Welcomes Net Zero Energy Building

March 4, 2019 / Zero Net Energy / In the News

Published by Devdiscourse: Singapore has opened the doors of its ‘net zero energy building’, that has been built from scratch. Tan Eng Chye, the university president described the new facility as a ‘living laboratory’ that would inspire future high-performance buildings...

The Case for Zero Energy Buildings

March 21, 2019 / Zero Net Energy / In the News

Published by D Magazine: According to the National Institute of Building Sciences, buildings are the primary energy consumers in the United States. So, as designers, contractors, managers, tenants, and owners of buildings, as citizens of the world, we should do...

5 Green Building Trends: A Push to Scale Net Zero

March 14, 2019 / Zero Net Energy / In the News

Published by The Kendeda Fund: “This tribe is growing,” declares Cathy Higgins, research director at the New Buildings Institute. NBI’s 2012 list of zero energy projects included 60 net zero buildings. That list counts both buildings that had been verified...

Online Tool Helps Cities Frame Energy Performance Goals

March 14, 2019 / Building Innovation / In the News

Published by Facility Executive: The National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) and New Buildings Institute (NBI) have developed a new tool, with support from the U.S. Department of Energy and the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance, to help jurisdictions tackle energy...

Zero Energy Schools Capture the Attention of Policymakers as Count of Projects Hits 191 Across the U.S. and Canada

March 13, 2019 / Zero Net Energy

Zero energy (ZE) buildings, those that use only as much energy as can be generated by clean, renewable resources, are on a solid growth path in the United States. In particular, ZE schools represent the largest segment in this market,...

News & Notes: At the Heart of a Net Zero Energy Surge

March 3, 2019 / Zero Net Energy / In the News

Published by HPAC Engineering: Lost in the chaotic cacophony of our daily news cycles, the global Net Zero Energy movement for commercial buildings quietly appears to have achieved critical mass. And HVACR systems now undeniably are at the center of...

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