January 8, 2013, 3:00pm ET
According to research from New Buildings Institute, smaller buildings are a critical but largely underserved market for efficiency gains. Small and medium buildings (defined broadly as those less than 50,000 square feet) require simplified turnkey approaches that can deliver deep efficiency solutions while minimizing transaction costs and requiring little time or expertise from owners.
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On November 14, 2012, NASEO and ASHRAE hosted a High Performance Building Congressional Caucus Coalition (HPBCCC) briefing on "The Promise and Proof of Net-Zero Energy Schools" in Washington, D.C. The event highlighted the benefits that local communities and school districts gain from high-performance and zero-net energy capable schools, including reduced and stable energy and facility operating costs, improved stewardship of public resources, and enhanced facility resiliency.
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In the new fiscal year, the Commercial Buildings Consortium (CBC) will continue to work closely with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to tackle energy efficiency challenges in the commercial buildings industry. Using a broad-based, multi-sector, and collaborative approach, the CBC will specifically take on two new priority areas: supporting the deployment of commercial building technology specifications and helping to develop standards for defining buildings performance data.
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As green buildings have gone from the fringe to the mainstream, the market is not just welcoming green real estate but, in many places around the United States, demanding it. Why? There's the prestige and PR value of a LEED plaque or ENERGY STAR label, of course. But beyond that, a building's energy performance will have a major influence on its financial performance, too. Energy-efficient buildings can create significantly greater net income for owners than buildings that are not as efficient.
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Net Zero Energy Codes and Standards--are they the next step in the code development cycle? It appears so if you look at what the City of Tucson and its county, Pima County, have developed over the past two years. Recently released by both municipalities is the "Net Zero Energy Standard," an optional compliance path for builders of new residential and commercial buildings.
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Several hundred attendees joined New Buildings Institute (NBI), the Zero Energy Commercial Buildings Consortium (CBC), and the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) to learn about the current status of net zero energy buildings during an April 26 webinar. The session provided further detail a recently released report, ““Getting to Zero 2012 Status Update: A First Look at...
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