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Changing the face of architecture

Posted on October 29, 2020 by Admin
This article was originally published by KCRW on August 12, 2020. Read the full piece on the KCRW website.  In America, houses, schools, hospitals, civic buildings and infrastructure have been designed largely by white architects. As a result, cities don’t...
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Best of the 2019 Forum Webinar Series

Posted on October 29, 2020 by Admin
The “Best of the Forum” series of on-demand, no-cost webinars is based on the sessions and topics indicated as the most important to 2019 Forum survey respondents. Decarbonization Technologies: What We Have, What We Need Take stock of the current...
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Historic Pirelli Tire Building gets new life as a net zero hotel

Posted on October 26, 2020 by Admin
This blog was written by Kate Doherty and Dylan Martello with Stephen Winter Associates. One of the most important drivers in achieving Passive House certification (or achieving any goal!) is getting the project team involved from the start. Becker +...
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Zero Energy Schools: The art and science of energy performance targets

Posted on October 22, 2020 by Admin
This blog was originally posted by Peter Turnbull & Associates LLC. Written by Peter Turnbull. Lifelong friends William Carlos Williams (the American poet) and Charles Demuth (the American painter) agree: a great performance target to hit for zero energy schools...
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BED awarded $550,000 to help Burlington businesses impacted by COVID-19

Posted on October 11, 2020 by Admin
This article was originally posted by vermontbiz on August 14, 2020.  Vermont Business Magazine Burlington Electric Department yesterday was awarded a $550,000 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant by the Economic Development Administration (EDA) of the US Department of Commerce. The grant...
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Zero Energy-Verified Commercial Buildings More Than Double Since 2018

Posted on October 5, 2020 by Admin
New Buildings Institute’s latest list of zero energy projects shows exponential growth in ultra-low energy buildings across U.S. and Canada. (Sept. 28, 2020)—The demand for zero energy buildings across the U.S. and Canada is growing exponentially, according to new data...
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Green, zero energy and energy-efficient buildings

Posted on September 29, 2020 by Admin
This blog is an excerpt of a piece originally posted by Consulting Specifying Engineer on June 25, 2020. Read the full article on the Consulting Specifying Engineer website.  Written by Paul Erickson. Green buildings and sustainability in the built environment...
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Salt Lake school board vows to create ‘more environmentally sustainable schools’

Posted on September 20, 2020 by Admin
This article was originally posted by Deseret News on June 20, 2020. Written by Marjorie Cortez. SALT LAKE CITY — With the objective of establishing “healthier, more environmentally sustainable schools,” the Salt Lake City Board of Education has adopted a...
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New Dates for the 2021 Getting to Zero Forum in New York City

Posted on September 18, 2020 by Admin
Due to the resurgence of Covid-19 cases and New York’s extended restrictions around indoor gatherings, we have made the extremely difficult decision to delay the 2021 Getting to Zero Forum until October 27-29, 2021 in New York City.  Our Call...
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Those net-zero commitments are adding up

Posted on September 17, 2020 by Admin
This article was originally posted on GreenBiz on July 9, 2020.  Written by Jesse Klein. All new Salesforce buildings are being constructed to net-zero specifications, such as its new tower in Dublin. The COVID-19 outbreak has many office buildings sitting...
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