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S607: Net Zero Energy Building: The Next Frontier in Green Building

Speakers

Robert Cassidy, Editorial Director, Building Design & Construction

Paul Torcellini, Group Manager, National Renewable Energy Lab

Ryan Colker, Director, NIBS

Educational Credits: 1.5 LU/HSW/SD

Architects, engineers, policymakers and the public have become enamored with the concept of Net Zero Energy Buildings. However, many questions remain on how to cost-effectively transform the building industry to have all new buildings be net zero energy. Executive orders and legislation already have government buildings on a path to net-zero by 2030. Technologies, policies and practices must be in place to facilitate the shifts necessary to achieve these goals. This session will feature insight from a recent Building Design + Construction white paper on the path to net zero energy buildings including finding a common definition, implementing favorable policies, shifting existing norms, and sharing case studies.

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