ATLANTA — ASHRAE is applauding the recent release from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) of the first part of a standardized, verifiable basis for defining a zero-emissions building. The “National ...

With terms like “net zero” and “carbon positive” proliferating in marketing jargon across industries, the US Department of Energy (DOE) has recently stepped in to clarify what constitutes a “zero ...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Pearl Certification is proud to announce our support of the new National Definition of a Zero Emissions Building put forward by the U.S. Department of Energy, the Biden ...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a National Definition of a Zero Emissions Building to advance public and private sector efforts to decarbonize the buildings sector. The definition is ...

The Department of Energy released a Request for Information (RFI) for feedback from industry, academia, research laboratories, government agencies, and other stakeholders on a draft national ...

ATLANTA, GA — ASHRAE is applauding the US Department of Energy’s release of a standardized, verifiable basis for defining a zero emissions building. The National Definition of a Zero Emissions ...

In this climate-conscious world, builders and developers are expected to do their part by improving energy efficiency and reducing emissions from the structures they build. But how exactly to define ...

U.S. Department of Energy Headquarters, the Forrestal Building, in Washington, D.C. (Payton Chung/Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED) The new definition was shepherded by DOE secretary Jennifer M. Granholm and ...

Dozens of architecture, engineering, and contracting firms have signed on to a proposal from the Biden administration that would develop a single definition for a zero-emissions building. Among the 69 ...

BTO states that responses to the RFI will be utilized to develop a National Definition for a Zero Emissions building whose purpose is stated to: . . . serve as a clear market signal and consistent ...