What four essentials are key to the success of any net-zero energy building project? An analysis of several case studies in BD+C’s 2011 White Paper on Zero and Net-Zero Energy Buildings + Homes ...

Buildings stand as silent giants in the effort to decarbonize the energy landscape, consuming vast amounts of energy. According to the International Energy Agency, "buildings account for about ...

Between shipping, manufacturing, and construction, climate change is fueled in large part by the building sector. In fact, the building industry is responsible for 40% of the world’s carbon emissions.

There’s lots of talk about zero energy as the next big milestone in green building. Realistically, how close are we to this ambitious goal? At this point, the strategies required to get to zero energy ...

As the effects of climate change intensify across the world, the AEC industry is shifting toward green building to effectively address the climate crisis. In 2020, members of The American Institute of ...

This year, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Interior Business Center moved into a new office space in Denver. Building 48 is part of a sprawling complex of government service buildings, the ...

Basalt Town Council on Tuesday discussed the need for a more uniform net-zero energy building code across the Roaring Fork and Eagle River valleys, with the hopes of achieving net-zero construction by ...

LONDON, March 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Persistence Market Research, a leading management consulting firm, has released this update on the net-zero energy buildings market. These buildings are designed ...

A new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) states that global warming of 1.5°C (2.7 °F) is essentially inevitable in coming decades. The question now is whether the world ...

Net-zero homes, once built, produce no carbon dioxide by using renewable energy to power appliances. The high costs of building a net-zero home is often recouped through energy savings and tax credits ...