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Net Zero
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Building Below Zero: The Net Zero Plus Transformation
Thank you PBS for spreading the word – net zero buildings are front and center now. American public TV station PBS recently aired “Building Below Zero: The Net Zero Plus Transformation,” a documentary written, produced and directed by Jim Jackson. Actor and environmentalist Ted Danson narrates this examination of moving beyond net zero to net…
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International Zero Net Carbon Conference in China
The What: Architecture 2030 and CEDAAB are hosting an important international conference on China’s move towards a Zero Net Carbon built environment. China ratified the historic Paris Agreement on climate change on September 3, 2016 and committed to taking a global leadership role in addressing this crisis. China is currently urbanizing at a rate unmatched in human…
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BuildingGreen’s Top 10 Green Products for 2017
BuildingGreen’s team announced its 2017 Top 10 Products List at last week’s Greenbuild in Los Angeles. For the past 15 years, BuildingGreen has recognized green building products that significantly improve upon standard “business-as-usual” practices. These products help transform the industry by conserving energy and water, reducing emissions, and fundamentally changing how we approach our building…
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Catalyzing the Future of Zero Energy Buildings This Week
The What: Join the 2016 Getting to Zero National Forum this week to help catalyze the future of zero energy buildings and participate in three jam-packed days of tours, workshops, networking opportunities, interactive sessions and thought leadership about the growing trend toward zero net energy (ZNE) buildings. Luminaries in this field will set the stage with a vision…
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Open-sourcing: Taking Sustainability to Another Level
Can you imagine receiving free tools and instructions to build your own house and building materials, and possibly start your own village? Open Building Institute, founded by TED fellow and founding member of the Open Source Hardware Association, Dr. Catarina Mota, has teamed up with Open Source Ecology to open source blueprints and tools for…
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perFORM Design Competition Extended
Calling all emerging architectural professionals! The deadline for the third annual perFORM Design Competition has been extended to Friday, July 15, 2016. Design a Net Zero Energy, mixed-use, multifamily building in the Rainier Beach neighborhood of Seattle. $6,000 in awards will go to winning entries by architectural interns and students based in the US and…
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ZNE School Retrofit Workshop
The What: Join a no-cost ZNE School Retrofit Workshop to learn how existing K-12 schools and community colleges can enhance spaces for academic success and achieve ZNE through whole-building retrofits. Zero net energy (ZNE) K-12 schools and community colleges support better quality of education for students by providing access to natural ventilation that brings in fresh air and…
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2016 Events Calendar of Green Building and Related Conferences
Have you started to plan your business or vacation schedule for the year? There are lots of upcoming green conferences around which you can build your vacation. GAB Report has pulled together a comprehensive list of international conferences and expos that range from green building and roofs, energy efficiency and the Living Building Challenge, to zero…
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NBI’s Top 16 Getting to Zero Trends
Each year at the New Buildings Institute (NBI), the folks get together to discuss the most significant and potentially impactful or disruptive trends that they see coming in the commercial building and energy sectors, and actions that individuals can take to get ahead of what’s to come. With palpable enthusiasm stemming from the success and…
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NZE Library as Students’ Live Learning Lab
Editor’s Note: This article consists of writing from the Editor as well as WRNS Studio. In light of the upcoming Net Positive Energy and Water Conference to be held on February 18-19 in San Diego, California, I reflect upon the outstanding projects that were showcased at the 2014 Net Positive Energy and Water Conference organized…