For example the Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment, signed by over 165 companies globally, sets a 2030 deadline for existing buildings to reduce their energy consumption and eliminate emissions ...

Renovation of 22-year-old Keppel Bay tower preserved 40,000 tonnes of embodied carbon The 18-storey commercial building first in Singapore to be rated zero-energy Solar film on facade and ...

Architects in Shanghai have brought desert and tropical flora into the heart of the city. The new zero-energy greenhouse offers a natural oasis amid the city's growing skyline, according to Thursd.

Researchers in Canada have found that nearly zero-energy buildings (NZEBs) with on-site solar energy generation should not exceed an energy use intensity (EUI) of 50 kWh/m2a, which they said ...

Net Zero Energy Building Performance Optimisation through BMS data integration and model calibration IES used a model calibration approach to discover 12% & 7% operational savings and 21% retrofit ...

“So those buildings throughout their lifetime will not be responsible for emitting carbon as they are run.” The roadmap provides concrete steps Eagle, Pitkin and Garfield County municipalities can ...

“We want to raise the bar and set the example for green buildings and environmental sustainability,” said Alex Ty Kovach, executive director of the Forest Preserves.

The Inflation Reduction Act has funding to help states and localities implement better energy codes. Energy-efficient buildings can save their owners a lot of money while dramatically reducing ...

The city’s first “net-zero” accessory dwelling unit took two years and about $200,000 to build. Its owner learned some valuable lessons along the way.

The built environment has long had an outsize impact on carbon emissions, being responsible for about 40% of global emissions, in part because of the sector’s heavy use of steel and concrete ...

In real estate parlance, net-zero buildings are the ones that produce the same amount of non-fossil fuel energy that they consume from the grid annually.