New Zealand Commits To Carbon Neutrality By 2050
In line with the Paris Agreement to limit the global average temperature increase to 1.5° Celsius, New Zealand lawmakers have unanimously approved the ‘Zero Carbon bill’ which commits the country to…
Net-Zero Energy Housing Community to come up in Melbourne, Australia
Mirvac, a prominent real estate company in Australia, is all set to deliver a high performance, net-zero community housing community in Altona, Melbourne. The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has funded…
Andhra Pradesh Gears up to Enforce ECBC 2017 Code in all Commercial Buildings
Propelled by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), the state government of Andhra Pradesh is gearing up to make the implementation of the ECBC 2017 code mandatory for all commercial…
NZEB Tour | SIERRA eFACiLiTY®
EDS conducted a tour of SIERRA eFACiLiTY®, a smart and high-performance office building located in Coimbatore, on 19th September ’19. The eFACiLiTY®- showcases the capabilities of its in-house software solutions as well as locally bought sensors in reducing building energy consumption as well as efficient monitoring and control of various building systems.
The ‘Zero Carbon Buildings for All Initiative’ launched at the UN-Climate Action Summit
Currently, less than 1% of the buildings in the world are net-zero in terms of carbon. Considering that the building sector consumes a substantial amount of energy, the world needs…
Pittsburgh launches its own International Center of Excellence on High Performance Buildings
After New York City’s Building Energy Exchange (Be-ex), Pittsburgh becomes the second city in the world to launch the Greater Pittusburgh International Center of Excellence on High Performance Buildings after…
World’s First Low Carbon Greenhouses to come up in UK.
Agriculture is one of the top five carbon intensive sectors! However, the decarbonization of this sector is progressing at an alarmingly slow rate. Taking a huge stride in this direction,…
The St. Patrick’s Cathedral, New York goes Green!
Equipped with Manhattan’s largest geothermal plant, the renovated St. Patrick’s cathedral is offering valuable lessons for making historic buildings resilient & effective. Costing 177 million dollars, the cathedral which is…
Burlington Energy Department (BED) releases Net-Zero Energy Roadmap
The Burlington Energy Department (BED) released the City’s Net Zero Energy Roadmap which highlights the strategies required to accomplish its goal to become a Net Zero Energy city by 2030, and identifies…
77 Countries, 100+ Cities Commit to Net Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050 at Climate Summit
The Climate Action Summit held between 21st – 23rd September, 2019 at New York, USA brought together more than 65 Heads of State and Government as well as leaders of…