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Nearly-Zero Energy Building Materials Market to Grow to $16.5 Billion in 2017
Driven by rising global awareness of the impact of building energy consumption on climate change, materials boosting building energy efficiency will reach $16.5 billion in sales in 2017. Floor space for net-zero energy buildings (NZEB) and especially nearly-zero energy buildings (nNZEB), will soar more than six-fold to 80 million m2 in 2017, according to Lux Research. “A robust market is ...
By Lux Research
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California to require zero energy buildings
Every two years, the California Energy Commission (CEC) releases an Integrated Energy Policy Report in which it makes recommendations for energy policy in the state, including changes to Title 24, the energy efficiency portion of the building codes. In its 2007 report, CEC recommends adjusting Title 24 to require net-zero-energy performance in residential buildings by 2020 and in commercial ...
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Commissioner Piebalgs welcomes political agreement on energy performance of buildings
Energy Commissioner, Andris Piebalgs welcomes the political agreement on energy performance of buildings reached yesterday by representatives of the European Parliament and the Council. The agreement will greatly contribute to achieving EU Climate and Energy objectives for 2020 and to boost European economy. The agreement will strengthen the building codes and energy performance requirements for ...
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Boom in Green Construction Aided by Energy-Saving CHP and HVAC Tech According to New Research Available from Global Information Inc
FARMINGTON, Conn., April 16, 2012/PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Global Information Inc. is pleased to announce three significant new reports from Pike Research dealing with the shifting green construction market, including a 20 year forecast for zero energy buildings, a 10 year forecast for the residential combined heat and power systems market, and a 10 year forecast for trends in global building stock. ...
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Our new website – more informative, fresh and intuitive
The vision of a green future, where our organic solar films turn every building into a net-zero energy building, continuously inspire our teams to develop our new generation of innovative solar films. With HeliaSol, our first organic solar film will be available to the market in Spring 2021. For our customers, this means that the vision is starting to become reality. To highlight this important ...
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PG&E And AIA San Francisco Announce Opening Of Competition For Zero Net Energy Building Designs
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) joins American Institute of Architects, San Francisco chapter (AIA SF), today to announce the opening of the second annual Architecture at Zero competition for zero net energy (ZNE) building designs. ZNE buildings produce as much clean energy as they use during a year through a combination of designed energy efficiency and on-site, grid-tied renewable ...
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Heliatek official partner of the Consortium of the German Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai
Heliatek is proud to be official partner of the Consortium of the German Pavilion CAMPUS GERMANY at the Expo 2020 Dubai, taking place from 1 October 2021until 31 March 2022 in Dubai. The World Expo 2020 is the world's largest trade fair and has the motto of the event: “Connecting Minds, Creating the Future”. Nearly 200 participants from over 190 countries will exhibit on the ...
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Berkeley Lab awarded $15.9 million in recovery act funding for new Net-Zero Energy Buildings national user facility
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory will build and operate a new National User Facility for Net-Zero Energy Buildings using a competitively selected award of $15.9 million in stimulus funds from the U.S. Department of Energy. This facility will contain a set of test beds for building systems integration designed to address key technical challenges for net-zero energy buildings. The Department ...
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West Coast Green welcomes industry luminaries to landmark 2010 event
West Coast Green, the world's leading interactive conference on green innovation for the built environment, today unveiled several of the distinguished speakers at the upcoming West Coast Green 2010 event including executives from Intel, IBM and the California Energy Commission. Taking place at San Francisco's iconic Fort Mason, September 30 through October 2, West Coast Green 2010 will set the ...
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PG&E And AIA San Francisco Announce Winners Of Competition For Zero Net Energy Building Designs
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), in collaboration with the University of California, Merced, joins American Institute of Architects, San Franciscochapter (AIA SF) today to announce the following award winners. Honor Awards were given to: Loisos & Ubbelohde Associates for "Silver Streak" and Ren Ito Arq. for "Cactus." Merit Awards were given to: Archassist for "Cotton Farm" and ...
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PG&E And AIA San Francisco Announce Opening Of Competition For Zero Net Energy Building Designs
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) joins American Institute of Architects, San Francisco chapter (AIASF), in partnership with Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation (TNDC), today to announce the opening of the third annual Architecture at Zero competition for zero net energy (ZNE) building designs.ZNE buildings produce as much clean energy as they use during a year through a ...
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Energy efficiency in buildings: business realities and opportunities
This study highlights opportunities to promote green building know-how and technologies as the WBCSD pushes for zero net energy construction worldwide through its Energy Efficiency in Buildings (EEB) project. Zero net energy buildings will reduce demand by design, be highly efficient and generate at least as much energy as they consume. Buildings are responsible for at least 40% of energy use ...
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Ingersoll Rand Supports Newly Proposed U.S. Energy-Efficiency Legislation from Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Portman (R-Ohio)
Ingersoll-Rand plc (NYSE:IR), a world leader in creating and sustaining safe, comfortable and efficient environments, is supporting new bipartisan energy-efficiency legislation, introduced by Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio). The Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013, S.761, will provide improved workforce training, enhanced financing mechanisms and ...
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AGC Glass Europe presents SunEwat: a new range of energy-generating facade solutions for all your needs
The key factor in a building’s image is typically its facade. In this fast-moving world, architects and designers have to adapt and evolve in an effort to comply with increasingly stringent environmental standards and cost-efficiency requirements. This is especially true for buildings, which account for about 40% of energy consumption in the EU. With this in mind, AGC Glass Europe’s ...
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Solar Heating and Cooling Research & Innovation Roadmap available for public consultation
Solar thermal industry stakeholders are given the opportunity to review the Solar Heating and Cooling Research & Innovation Roadmap developed by the experts of the European Technology Platform on Renewable Heating and Cooling (RHC‑Platform). The solar thermal technology panel of the RHC-Platform developed a Solar Heating and Cooling Research & Innovation Roadmap. This document, which is ...
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California State Lottery Achieves Net Zero with CALMAC
CALMAC, a leader in energy storage systems, today announced the installation of its IceBank® thermal energy storage tanks at the California State Lottery Headquarters in Sacramento, Calif. The old, inefficient building was replaced by a new building, which now consists of retail, exhibition and office space plus a net-zero multi-purpose pavilion. It is designed to not only be energy ...
By Calmac
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PR – Is Winter coming for renewables? Clean Energy Package: EU still supports fossil fuels for heating and cooling
EGEC – AEBIOM – EHPA – ESTIF Press release In the context of the worldwide paradigm shift in climate change, the EU has a unique opportunity to reposition itself as the world leader in climate action. Despite steps to increase the share of renewables in the heating sector, the Commission proposal does not remove the regulatory loopholes supporting new fossil fuel ...
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Energy Department`s National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s Economic Impact Tops $872 Million
The economic impact of the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) was $872.3 million nationwide in fiscal year 2014, according to a study by the University of Colorado Boulder's Leeds School of Business. The study estimates NREL's impact to Colorado's economy totaled $701 million, a decline of 1.6 percent from the prior year. The slight year-over-year drop was largely ...
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Green computing helps in zero energy equation
It's a daunting challenge erecting the largest net-zero-energy office building in the world. It's especially daunting when that building will be full of people computing, teleconferencing, and generating teraflops of information about renewable energy. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory aims to generate as much energy as it uses in the new 222,000-square-foot U.S. Department of Energy ...
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IES to Showcase Advancements to Early-Stage Architectural Analysis Solutions at AIA 2012
AIA 2012, booth 2121 -- Integrated Environmental Solutions (IES), a provider of integrated performance analysis software and consulting services for sustainable building design and operation, will showcase new updates to its Architectural Analysis software at the American Institute of Architects 2012 National Convention and Design Expo later this month. ...
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