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An international Net Zero Energy Building (NZEB) study tour to Australia is being conducted under USAID’s MAITREE (Market Integration & Transformation for Energy Efficiency) program. The goal of the study tour is to create awareness about the application of building energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies, learn about best practices in building energy management and policies for net zero and high performance buildings.
A Net-Zero Energy Building (NZEB) can be described as ‘a highly energy efficient, grid-connected building that generates at least as much energy through onsite renewable sources as it uses, accounted for annually’. In other words, in a NZEB the difference between the annual energy consumption and the annual energy generation through systems utilizing renewable resources like solar, biomass, wind, geo-thermal, and urban waste, and other sources is equal to (or less than) zero.
The one week tour has curated visits to Net Zero and high performance buildings in Sydney and Adelaide. This tour will also have interactive sessions with leading experts in policy, design and technology. The tour will take place in the last week of November, 2019. A maximum of 8-10 participants will be selected for the study tour based on the application submitted via this expression of interest. Funding support will be available for the tour.
ELIGIBILITY: The study tour is only open to developers, practising architects and professionals who are in the field of designing high performance and energy efficient buildings or who are able to influence the design of buildings.
Last date for filling out the form is 20th August, 2019. Selected participants will be contacted before 31st August, 2019. Should you have any questions, please write to us at: nzeb@edsglobal.com with NZEB Study tour in the subject line.
We’re delighted to announce the release of our first monthly newsletter, THE NZEB TIMES – June 2019 edition! Through this initiative, we bring to you monthly updates about our Net Zero initiatives, global highlights and knowledge that empowers you to take action. We aim to bring together a community that will pave the road to realizing super-efficient buildings. Subscribe on this portal if you want to receive the newsletter. If you are already receiving it, please share your comments and feedback with us at nzeb@edsglobal.com
New reports find that by the year 2030, renewables will beat 96 percent of today’s existing coal-fired generation across the world. With a number of nations announcing a complete ban on coal coupled with dramatic drops in the prices of renewable energy along with the intention to combat climate change on lines of the Paris agreement, there could be an “existential crisis” for the coal industry.
With reports showcasing that the burning of natural gas has contributed to the 27% of Berkeley’s total greenhouse gas emissions in 2016, the city in a major move has become the first one in the nation to ban the installation of natural gas lines in new homes. The ordinance requires all new single-family homes, town homes and small apartment buildings to install electric infrastructure to replace natural gas. The move has been taken in accordance with the Climate Action Plan adopted by the city to reduce 80% of the emissions caused by greenhouses gas by the year 2050.
NZEB study tours facilitate knowledge-sharing about Net-Zero or Low-Energy Buildings. Participants visit operational high-performance buildings and interact with the operations team to gain on-field insights.
India is facing its worst water crisis right now, with 21 cities expected to run out of groundwater by 2020. Our best bet right now is RAINWATER. With the onset of the monsoons in most parts of the country, now is the time to act. Does your house, office or a building in your neighbourhood harvest rainwater?
Participate in this month’s photo contest. Clicking images of rainwater harvesting systems and share them on your social media by 26th May 2019. Don’t forget to tag us with #nzebindia. Winning entry will feature in our next newsletter.
Designplace.blr is the winner of the #nzebindia photo contest for May! It beautifully captures the time-tested ability of courtyards to bring diffused daylight indoors. We also want to give a special mention to the following entries.
This May, we launched a photo contest that got people to observe daylight in the buildings they frequented, click pictures and share these with #nzebindia on Instagram or Facebook. The idea was to observe and appreciate buildings that account for adequate daylighting and thus lower artificial light energy demand, a key step in reaching Net Zero Energy. At the end of the 10-day campaign, we received 54 entries across Instagram and Facebook.
The Net-zero homes market stock is on the rise which is primarily driven by the increase in the installation of renewable energy technologies. The stock is expected to increase from 57,800 households in 2019 to 534,500 households in 2028. Europe is expected to lead the markets due to its ambitious net-zero homes regulations.
In the United States, buildings generate half of the greenhouses gases for many of the cities. In a major move, around 19 majors of various U.S states such as New York, Los Angles, Portland and Chicago have come together along with C40 which is a group for climate change. The coalition have come together to propose a plan to make all new buildings net-zero by 2030.
The Committee on Climate Change (CCC), which is the chief climate change advisory body of Britain has proposed that the United Kingdom should adopt the most stringent policy to completely cut down greenhouse gases by the year 2050. The proposal has further laid out a case for the sequestration of carbon through technology or trees. The report while noting the technical and financial difficulties of such a major transition, urges communities to make big changes to curb climate change.Though most of the work would have to be carried out by future administrations, the proposal is a significant first step towards curbing emissions.
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