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NESSBE 2023: Net Zero Schools: Delivering the Right Mix of Sustainable Strategies

NESSBE 2023: Net Zero Schools: Delivering the Right Mix of Sustainable Strategies

by Melissa Kops | Nov 17, 2023 | Video

LOGIN TO VIEW THIS MEMBERS-ONLY RECORDING 45% of USD schools were built between 1950 and 1969. Built when energy was cheap and plentiful, these buildings were designed to warehouse children with teachers lecturing students seated in desks neatly in rows. Can this vast...
Factoring in Electrification: Designs for a Renewable Energy Grid

Factoring in Electrification: Designs for a Renewable Energy Grid

by Sara Holmes | Dec 8, 2021 | Video

Electrification is the buzzword du jour for decarbonization, and it’s pushing policymakers to rethink how they structure everything, from local codes, to energy models, to how they incentive programs focused on high performance buildings. Passive House has always...
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