Ask Marty Burger to define “healthy” for K-12 schools, and he uses word pairings like “positive and uplifting,” “safe and secure,” and “clean and comfortable.” Burger, who is CEO for the general ...

As cities push to cut carbon emissions, buildings are under growing pressure to use less energy while still keeping people comfortable. In zero-energy building design, this balance is especially hard ...

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 ...

Editor's Note: T&D World Live will feature Delivering the Real Zero Grid, a session covering the topics addressed in this article. The event will take place Oct. 1-3, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia. Visit ...

In the context of global decarbonization, reducing energy consumption in the building sector is an urgent issue. We have developed a next-generation building energy evaluation model that combines rule ...

The 700 solar panels on the new Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford (Mass.) Public Library generate enough electricity each year to power an electric car for 1 million miles. Photo: Paul Burk ...

The John J. Sbrega Health and Science Building, which opened last fall on the Fall River, Mass., campus of Bristol Community College (BCC), claims to be the largest zero net energy (ZNE) classroom and ...

ATLANTA — ASHRAE, a global society advancing human well-being through sustainable technology for the built environment, announced a move to its new global headquarters, located at 180 Technology ...

The world has just witnessed the hottest months in recorded history, and the outlook is far from optimistic. Rising temperatures are driving greater cooling demands, threatening to trigger a vicious ...