The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recently unveiled new guidance on additional assistance funding for net zero buildings. The funding is available for implementing net-zero energy ...

ASHRAE has released a new standard that defines the terms "zero Energy" and "zero carbon" to describe buildings. ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 228-2023, Standard Method of Evaluating Zero Net Energy and Zero ...

Buildings powered by solar energy should not exceed 10 floors in height if they have to achieve a net-zero energy performance. This is the main conclusion of a study by researchers from the University ...

The Michelle and Barack Obama Sports Complex, one of the first net-zero energy buildings in all of Los Angeles, is complete and ready to serve the public. The modern design is a beautiful model for ...

In the face of increasingly alarming predictions regarding the climate crisis, just increasing the efficiency of buildings is no longer enough. Zero energy buildings - or, better yet, energy positive ...

A fire broke out at Brussels’ first net-zero energy structure, the Treurenberg building, in late October. The blaze, likely caused by building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) panels on the facade, led ...

Client provides energy bills and base data on building and equipment at least two weeks prior to site visit. UD-BEC team analyzes data prior to site visit. UD-BEC team visits the site for one or two ...