Posts Tagged With: Net Zero

Passive House Conference 2021

Posted on September 29, 2021 by Chris

Join me on Oct. 14 at PhiusCon 2021 (Passive House) in Tarrytown, New York, where Staengl Engineering and I will be presenting clever solutions to non-standard situations that arise in passive house commercial buildings like animal hospitals, cideries and kitchens. I am thrilled to be part of an esteemed group of speakers scheduled to present Oct. 12-15 at the conference.

Single-day and full-conference tickets are available here: https://phiuscon.org/registration/

View the full schedule and session descriptions here: https://phiuscon.org/schedule/

Categories: Announcements, Design, Education, Energy Efficiency, Technology | Tags: Commercial, Net Zero, Passive Building, Passive House, passivebuilding, passivehouse, phiuscon, phiuscon2021 | Leave a comment

ZERO Code

Posted on December 1, 2018 by Chris

In case you missed it, we can now create new buildings that are so efficient that they can create most of the power they need onsite and it can be done at a very small or even no premium to standard buildings.

There are a few big challenges to widespread adoption:

1. We need to take Bold action.

2. Everyone involved needs to buy into the idea (Owners, builders, designers)

3. We need Simple, elegant, low cost tools to use to guide the infinite possibilities of a building design in the right direction. The Zero code is a straightforward set of code style rules that gets a new building on the path to zero-net-carbon without having to pay for a plaque.

Categories: Architecture, Design, Energy Efficiency, Technology | Tags: architecture, Easy, Energy, Green, Net Zero, Passive solar building design, Resilience, Technology, Zero Code | Leave a comment

Green Building February Lunch: Nearby Tales of Net-Zero Schools

Posted on February 1, 2017 by Chris

We hear a lot about industry leading net-zero energy and net-zero water schools happening in progressive communities around the globe, but we don’t hear as much about what’s happening with green schools here in the Mid-Atlantic. Local professionals will provide an update on net-zero energy and net-zero water schools in Virginia and Maryland. The interactive presentation will include a discussion of regional green school efforts and what challenges, and opportunities, lie ahead in the future.

This luncheon will be held at City Space, 100 5th St. NE, on the Downtown Mall, Charlottesville, VA. Doors open at 11:45 and the Seminar begins at 12:00. Luncheons are open to the public. Lunch is provided, attendance is free for GVGBC members and $10 for non members. Register Here

Categories: Announcements, Education, Energy Efficiency | Tags: Charlottesville, Energy, GVGBC, Net Zero, Schools, Sustainability | Leave a comment