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New Energy Code Is More Robust and Flexible than Previous Versions

February 25, 2020 / Codes And Policy / What's New

Published by Engineering News-Record: The new International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), expected to be ready for adoption later this year, provides both residential and commercial builders more flexibility in making their projects more energy efficient and for the first time...

Getting to Zero Energy Housing

February 21, 2020 / Zero Net Energy / What's New

Published by Archinect: “At the rate we’re going, I fully expect, Zero Energy Ready Homes to become the norm by 2030, when tens of thousands of homes are certified each year or constructed under codes representing zero energy performance” —...

This Year’s Model: Key Standard Advances

February 20, 2020 / Codes And Policy / What's New

Published by Commercial Property Executive: One of the most influential documents for energy practices is on track for its next upgrade. The International Energy Conservation Code, widely used by public agencies as a model for building performance, has been received...

How Energy Targets Play into Zero Energy Performance Goals

February 7, 2020 / Zero Net Energy / What's New

Published by gb&d: Ralph DiNola has dedicated his professional life to bringing sustainability, green building, and energy efficiency innovation to scale. As CEO at New Buildings Institute, he oversees the nonprofit’s work to advance building efficiency all the way to...

New additions to NBI staff and Board of Directors

February 6, 2020 / About / What's New

New Buildings Institute (NBI) is thrilled to be adding to the dynamic team of professionals who oversee our corporate structure and those doing the on-the-ground work of the organization. We welcome a new Associate Director of Codes and Policy to...

Growth of Zero Energy Buildings

February 3, 2020 / Zero Net Energy / What's New

Published by Metal Architecture: The buildings industry is changing fast. Tomorrow’s project flow may not look like it has in the past. The fast-growing awareness of the impending climate crisis is driving major policy and market changes across North America...

Getting to zero carbon buildings requires zero carbon codes

January 27, 2020 / Codes And Policy / What's New

Published by Foresight: Two-thirds of countries do not have energy building codes. This needs to change if buildings are to become part of the solution to the climate crisis, argues Jim Edelson, Director of Codes and Policy at New Buildings...

Ask the Expert: How do energy targets play into zero energy performance goals?

January 28, 2020 / Zero Net Energy / What's New

Published by gb&d magazine: Zero energy buildings are highly efficient, surpassing even the most stringent energy codes. These buildings use so little energy that they meet all their demand with onsite or nearby re-newable resources like solar panels. But designers,...

2021 Energy Code sets table for double-digit efficiency gains

January 20, 2020 / Codes And Policy / What's New

Published by Concrete News: Approved 2021 International Energy Conservation Code ballot items will bring an estimated 10 percent or greater efficiency improvement for residential and commercial building envelopes in jurisdictions abiding the code. IECC changes will lower building energy use...

All New Homes Should be EV-Ready, Says International Code Council

January 16, 2020 / Codes And Policy / What's New

Published by The Driven: The leading international organisation for building codes and standards says that all newly constructed homes should be EV-ready, and guidelines have been recently accepted by US local governments to ensure electric vehicles (EVs) are taken into...

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