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4 Solutions to Boost Adoption of Zero Net Energy Design Goals
In the last decade, architects have had to make significant adjustments to their design toolbox, so to speak. Designers have adopted more tools grounded in virtual reality, shifting from 2D to 3D, and rethinking the ways in which...
Creating ZNE Construction Depends Upon a New Way of Thinking About Value Engineering
Affordability is already one of the greatest barriers to achieving zero-net energy (ZNE) construction but now, with forecasts indicating that nonresidential new construction spending will continue to contract through 2023, owners have more motivation than ever to...
6 Barriers Slowing Adoption of Zero Net Energy Construction
Zero net energy (ZNE) construction is a necessary step for reducing buildings’ energy impact, as well as their impact on climate change. Yet, for many architects, zero energy construction remains an elusive goal, still just out of reach.Certainly, there remain...
3 Critical Strategies for Driving Net Zero Energy Construction
Zero Net Energy (ZNE) buildings are designed with greatly reduced energy loads so that over the course of a year their energy use can be completely met through on-site renewable energy generation.To be verified as ZNE construction by a utility’s energy efficiency...
From Sector to Technology Focus: A New Approach to Utility’s Energy-Efficiency Programs
Investor-owned utilities’ (IOUs) commercial and industrial customers have made significant strides in their adoption of some energy-efficient solutions. Lighting and packaged HVAC systems have been tested, proven and often are easy to install. However, progress has...
A New Approach to Contractor Training: The Key to Increasing Energy-Efficient Installations
Energy utilities have tried for years to drive the energy-efficiency market forward, with varying rates of success. While there may be a number of reasons why utilities’ programs have not fully moved the needle on the market potential of energy efficiency, one...
Are Greenhouse Gas Verification Requirements Coming Your Way?
On March 21, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission released proposed rules to enhance and standardize climate-related disclosures for investors. These would be required for certain registration statements and periodic reports and include information about...
Oil and Gas Producers – How a Decarbonization Strategy Benefits Your Bottom Line
Decarbonization is increasingly impacting the oil and gas (O&G) sector, but few O&G producers are preparing for this impact head-on. As a recent McKinsey & Co. report on decarbonization notes, oil and gas companies have the same incentives to reduce...
Lessons Learned: Leveraging Insight from Portfolios to Build Future Success
A successful portfolio is one that meets its goals and puts a process in place for building upon knowledge gained through this process. Gain insight for closing out your portfolio.
6 Key Steps to Advance Your Portfolio’s Progress
These six steps can help portfolio administrators build a project pipeline that keeps your portfolio active and able to meet its goals.