Trane recently partnered with a group of energy modelers from industry leading companies and, using the Trane TRACE™ 700 energy modeling software, modeled a net-zero office building using specific contest criteria in the ASHRAE LowDown Showdown.
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 buildings.
Hanley Wood, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), and EMerge Alliance announced they will unveil the world’s first Net Zero Zone at the 2014 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo.
A 70-structure campus at the top of the Mississippi has been in need of a serious retrofit. We join this major project in progress, studying not only the design selections but the tradeoffs and sacrifices along the way.