Pilot project in Seattle shows central heat pump water heaters can act as massive hot water batteries that help reduce carbon emissions Central heat pump water heaters (CHPWHs) present a tremendous opportunity to reduce the substantial energy used for water...
Innovative San Mateo County residential, commercial projects recognized REDWOOD CITY, CA – Feb. 28, 2023 – Peninsula Clean Energy has awarded residential and commercial builders, property owners and design teams as 2023 building electrification leaders in San Mateo County. The...
Published by Daily Herald: New Buildings Institute recognizes 16 verified and emerging net-zero energy buildings in the state of Illinois. Willowbrook Wildlife Center will be the first net-zero development in the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County as part of...
Published by Government Technology: New electric loads — like those brought about by electric vehicles and heat pumps — will likely force upgrades to home electric systems and building codes, experts say. The real challenge will be making changes consistently....
In the fourth episode of our series of NBI staff discussing papers presented at the 2022 ACEEE Summer Study, we talk with NBI Senior Project Manager, Webly Bowles and Kim Cullinane of Eversource about the shift taking place within utility...
Published by Green Builder: With 2023 off to a flying start, this new year is an opportunity for the building industry to act on the benefits of heat pump technology for space and water heating in cold climates–especially in the...
Published by Connected World: Peggy Smedley digs deep into the NBI annual report to see how public policies and programs are changing to improve energy efficiency in our buildings.
Published by DailyCommercialNews: Over the past 10 years, the importance of energy efficiency and the consequent reduction of GHG emissions from homes and buildings have gained increased attention from governments, the public and the construction industry. Globally, the New Building...
Join us for a webinar tomorrow on tankless gas water heaters and their infamous methane puff AWHI will participate in an Electrify Now webinar about tankless gas water heaters tomorrow (Wednesday, January 18), from 12:00 – 1:30 pm PST. There...
This article was written by NBI President Emeritus, David Goldstein: Published by NRDC: Net -zero energy has attracted rapidly growing interest around the world. Growth rates of projected and verified zero-energy buildings are continuing to be high. This progress has...
Published by EC&M: A move by the Biden administration to start the long process of electrifying federal buildings could be a watershed moment in the drive to reduce the carbon footprint of a top source of greenhouse gas emissions. In...
Last year was a big year for NBI – not only did it mark our organization’s 25th anniversary, but we logged major accomplishments for every month of 2022. We’re grateful for the support you’ve given us along the way, which...
Published by Passive House Accelerator: Passive House Podcast cohost Zack Semke interviews Ralph DiNola, Chief Executive Officer of New Buildings Institute (NBI). The two conducted the interview in the PAE Living Building in Portland, Oregon, the site of NBI’s headquarters...
Published by Passive House Accelerator: Passive House Podcast cohost Zack Semke interviews Mark Lyles, Senior Project Manager at New Buildings Institute (NBI). The two conducted the interview in the PAE Living Building in Portland, Oregon, the site of NBI’s headquarters...
In the third episode of our series of NBI staff discussing papers presented at the 2022 ACEEE Summer Study, we talk with Senior Project Manager, Amruta Khanolkar, about the role of building codes in the market transformation of the heat...
Continuing our series of NBI staff discussing papers presented at the 2022 ACEEE Summer Study, we talk with Senior Project Manager, Sean Denniston, about how NBI’s groundbreaking Building Decarbonization Code can be used by jurisdictions. Sean co-authored the paper Driving...
Published by North Bay Business Journal: Sonoma Clean Power unveiled its new all-electric headquarters in September. As the world’s first “GridOptimal” building, certified by the New Buildings Institute and the U.S. Green Building Council, it features an innovative microgrid that...
Our latest newsletter includes information on how to make comments on the 2024 residential IECC (please note that the deadline has now passed), the first CIRRUS Low Carbon project, new EMPOWERED resources to support distributed energy resource permitting and inspections,...
Published by StarProperty: The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), which was recently concluded on Nov 18 2022 in Egypt, has resulted in countries delivering a package of decisions that reaffirmed their commitment to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C...
The latest Codes for Climate newsletter includes key updates on the process for both drafts of the 2024 Commercial and Residential International Energy Conservation Codes (IECC), codes and standards development updates, federal and state policy updates, federal funding opportunities for codes,...
Published by HuffPost: Buildings use nearly half the United States’ energy ― and produce more than a third of the country’s climate-changing pollution, if you combine emissions from oil furnaces and gas stovetops with those from the electricity powering elements...
Published by NEEA: In an ongoing effort to honor the collaboration and innovation within the Northwest, each year NEEA’s Board of Directors and staff recognize individuals, teams and organizations from across the region for their exemplary dedication and performance in...
The latest newsletter from the Advanced Water Heating Initiative (AWHI) features information on a California study testing 120-V HPWH technology, a recap of Heat Pump Water Heater (HPWH) Day, a funding opportunity from DOE, upcoming stakeholder meetings, webinars, resources, news, and...
In the first episode of a series of NBI staff discussing papers presented at the 2022 ACEEE Summer Study, we talk with NBI Director of Codes Kim Cheslak about the relationship between building codes and existing or proposed building performance...
A recent article in NESEA’s BuildingEnergy magazine was written by Senior Project Manager Leada Fuller-Marashi. The article profiles the success of the Next Gen program. Learn more in the link below, starting on page 62 of the publication.
Published by GreenBiz: Sonoma Clean Power, a community-owned electricity provider for California’s Sonoma and Mendocino counties, is the owner of a unique carbon neutral, 15,330-square-foot headquarters in Santa Rosa, California. Perhaps the most innovative feature of all is the headquarter’s...
Published by News Pub: Attempting to sort out one of many greatest challenges within the shift to electrical automobiles — the dearth of at-home charging at flats and condos — the Metropolis of Minneapolis final yr required electrical automobiles chargers...
Published by Architizer: At this point, every practicing architect should know that the design and construction industry accounts for over 40% of global carbon emissions. Over the past few decades, as awareness about how the industry is helping to fuel...
Published by Green Building Advisor: The federal government is ramping up efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions with the Federal Buy Clean Initiative, a plan to use the government’s enormous buying power to force wider use of low-carbon building materials....
Published by Columbia Gorge News: Superintendent Rich Polkinghorn began with an exciting update at the Oct. 26 Hood River County School District school board meeting: The potential for electric buses and necessary infrastructure in the next few years. New Building...
