The measure stopped short of banning fossil fuel-based heating systems in new buildings as environmentalists had hoped. It does not apply to single-family homes, but calls for residential and ...

Zero energy buildings (ZEBs) eliminate the use of non-renewable energy sources by decreasing energy use and producing enough renewable energy to meet the annual energy use attributable to their ...

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 ...

At a time when environmental consciousness is becoming ever more vitally important, the housing industry is making itself at home in the middle of this profound transformation. Sustainable housing was ...

Zero Energy Homes — a startup looking to show how modular construction combined with “net zero energy” principles can be priced for the affordable housing market — is almost finished building its ...

A Laramie company is working to lower the world’s carbon footprint one home at a time in the area and around Wyoming. Jon Gardzelewski, owner of Building Energy Research Group (BERG), focuses on ...

Heights area resident David Goswick and his company are planning to bring zero-energy houses to Independence Heights. HOUZE Advanced Building Science Inc. owns 90 home lots in Independence Heights, ...

The U.S. Department of Energy has released Zero Energy Ready Home Multifamily Version 2. The latest version of the certification program increases energy efficiency and performance levels, adds ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Climate change headlines are the stuff of ...

As Maryland moves toward eliminating greenhouse gas emissions, home builders have begun pursuing a stringent federal energy efficiency designation that requires ...