ASHRAE has released a new standard that defines the terms "zero Energy" and "zero carbon" to describe buildings. ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 228-2023, Standard Method of Evaluating Zero Net Energy and Zero ...

Persistence Market Research, a leading management consulting firm, has released this update on the net-zero energy buildings market. These buildings are designed to generate as much energy as they ...

ATLANTA — ASHRAE has released a new standard to measure zero net carbon and energy goals in buildings. ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 228-2023, Standard Method of Evaluating Zero Net Energy and Zero Net Carbon ...

Buildings powered by solar energy should not exceed 10 floors in height if they have to achieve a net-zero energy performance. This is the main conclusion of a study by researchers from the University ...

The University of South Carolina’s new Darla Moore School of Business. Photo by Firewater Photography. ATLANTA – The University of South Carolina’s new Darla Moore School of Business is slated to ...

The Reinventing Cities competition asked architects to find new uses for vacant and abandoned spaces in cities around the world. The results are an extraordinary example of what future cities could ...

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 ...

Three sectors produce 94% of the world’s carbon emissions: buildings, industry and transport. Buildings are actually one of the biggest pieces of the puzzle. Cities represent just 3% of Earth’s land ...

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 ...

The U.S. Energy Dept. has withdrawn its federal definition of zero-emissions buildings and ended related technical assistance that many states and owners used as a benchmark. December 5, 2025 The U.S.

ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 228-2023, Standard Method of Evaluating Zero Net Energy and Zero Net Carbon Building Performance, sets requirements for evaluating whether a building or group of buildings meets a ...