Daylighting is key to reducing lighting loads in an energy-efficient building. Along with traditional side lighting and skylights, innovations like light tubes, light shelves, and daylighting panels optimize available daylight while reducing heat gain. Modern daylighting technologies even integrate with the electric lighting controls. Sekhar Nori is a strong proponent of daylight systems designed for...
Glazing is integral to building design today. While there are known issues associated with energy use and glare due to the abundant use of glass in buildings, it is still evidently a prominent feature of buildings today. Understanding the key properties of glass and its impact on building energy use will empower the designer/decision-maker to...
This is a study tour of Godrej Plant 13, an operational Net Zero Energy Building (NZEB). The tour will take place on 9th August 2019. Participants will get to experience the high-performance building, recognize the different building systems, sensors & controls and interact with experts. Participants will get a close look at the Building Management...
This is a study tour of Centre for Advanced Research in Building Science & Energy Efficiency, an operational Net Zero Energy Building (NZEB). The tour will take place on 24th August 2019 in Ahmedabad. The CARBSE team will demonstrate the building's high-performance features, including its passive design elements, hybrid cooling system and cutting-edge building management...
Building simulation can take sustainable design to the next level. Simulation tools are also useful for demonstrating compliance to codes and rating sytems and are driving the industry towards a model-based performance approach. The webinar focusses on 3 beta tools that can streamline compliance and step up the workflow. The following tools will be discussed,...
ASHRAE has purchased a 67,000 square-foot building near Atlanta, GA and is currently working to retrofit the 1970s era stock into a net zero facility. The new, renovated facility will become a showcase for the latest HVAC&R equipment and technology, providing a destination venue for industry visitors to experience state-of-the-art technology installed and "in action"...
This is a study tour of UNNATI, a high-performance office building located in Greater Noida designed by industry veteran Ashok B. Lall.
The National University of Singapore’s extension for the School of Design & Environment exemplifies a paradigm shift for comfortable and energy-efficient design in the tropics. The 91,500 sq. ft and 5-story building accommodate labs, design studios, and workshops for the schools of architecture and interior, landscape and product design. Transsolar KlimaEngineering—an international climate-engineering firm that...
The Getting to Zero National Forum is a solutions-focused event dedicated to zero energy and zero carbon buildings, attracting 550+ leading policymakers, design professionals, building owners, systems manufacturers, commercial real estate representatives and others working to define the future of the built environment. One year after the Global Climate Action Summit in California, the National...
EDS is conducting a study tour of SIERRA eFACiLiTY®, a nearly-zero energy office building located in Coimbatore, India. The 25,000 sft building is owned by the software development firm SIERRA. The building leverages cutting-edge automation and IoT- including SIERRA’s flagship facility management software called eFACiLiTY® -to reduce its carbon footprint. This is a FREE tour...
