Our NPV analysis shows how much an investment in zero energy buildings is worth in today’s dollars over 10 years and 25 years. We assumed 10 years to be a reasonable period over which certain types of ...

Many types of zero energy (ZE) buildings can be constructed with no added upfront cost, and some commercial buildings can see return on investment in as little as one year, according to a report by ...

Net Zero Energy (NZE) buildings, which generate about as much new renewable energy as they consume, could be part of the answer to reversing the steady buildup of greenhouse gases generated by ...

Zero energy buildings, also known as net zero buildings, are part of a broader category of very high-efficiency, low carbon-emissions buildings that will have to be the norm by 2050 if we are to ...

There are 150 zero-energy, nonresidential buildings in the U.S., an increase of more than 350 percent since 2011. Officials expect that these high-efficiency, low carbon-emission buildings will be ...

Sixty-seven commercial buildings were verified as zero-energy in the U.S. and Canada in 2017, with another 415 under construction or in the evaluation process, according to a New Buildings ...

In an effort to minimize the greenhouse's environmental impact, the architects designed the structure as a zero-energy building, or one that uses no energy from the grid and draws any power it ...

Since 2010, the number of zero energy buildings across the United States and Canada has spiked 700%, according to the New Buildings Institute, ...

For now, these kinds of net-zero energy buildings are the exception rather than the norm. But the design firm behind Building 48 is hoping to change that.

FUKUOKA--One of the largest net zero energy buildings (ZEBs) in western Japan will be constructed here, which is being touted as a commercial complex that is environmental friendly.

Yiting Kang, Jianlin Wu, Ruijie Liu, Linghao He, Zhen Yu, Yashuai Yang, Handshaking towards zero-concept analysis and technical measures of LEED zero-energy building in connection with technical ...