Commercial Buildings Initiative

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Zero Energy CBC - Newsletter Archive

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• February 2010
• March 2010
• April 2010
• May/June 2010

More Information

• Zero Energy CBC Informational Flier (207 KB PDF)
• Federal Authorizing Legislation
• DOE's Net-Zero Energy Commercial Building Initiative
• Consortium Proposal to DOE (850 KB PDF)
• Bringing the Commercial Buildings Sector Under One Roof (315 KB PDF)

Related Efforts

• Next Ten: Untapped Potential Of Commercial Buildings: Energy Use and Emissions. Produced by Collaborative Economics for Next 10, the study finds that the energy efficiency or lack thereof in commercial buildings has a significant impact on California's economy, the state's overall energy use, global warming pollution emissions and jobs. Find more highlights here.
• ASHRAE has set a goal to improve commercial building codes by 30% by the year 2010 (ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2010).
• Architecture 2030, The 2030 Challenge
  The 2030 Challenge asks the global architecture and building community to adopt 3 targets, including carbon-neutrality for new construction by the year 2030.
• California Energy Efficiency Strategic Planning 2009-2020
  The California Public Utility Commission has mandated that investor owned utilities (IOUs) collaborate with publicly-owned utilities, state agencies, and other stakeholders to prepare a single, statewide energy efficiency plan for the period 2009-2020.
• New Buildings Institute, Getting to Fifty
  The New Buildings Institute's (NBI) Getting to Fifty resource supports designers, architects, owners and contractors in realizing buildings that are 50% more efficient than standard practice/code.
• WBCSD, Energy Efficiency in Buildings
  The WBCSD is developing a 3-part roadmap to reach zero-energy buildings by 2050, with a focus on the US, EU, India, China, and Brazil.
  • Report 1: Energy Efficiency in Buildings: Business Realities and Opportunities (1.5 MB)
  • Report 2: Energy Efficiency in Buildings: Transforming the Market (5.6 MB)
  • Other reports on energy efficiency in buildings are available from the WBCSD project