The debate over the benefit of green jobs continues in the halls of Congress. Are they good for the economy? Are they useful? Does it even matter since global warming is like, totally not happening?

ATLANTA — ASHRAE is applauding the recent release from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) of the first part of a standardized, verifiable basis for defining a zero-emissions building. The “National ...

The U.S. Dept. of Energy has issued its first definition of what it means to be a zero-energy building, and buildings-related organizations say that it should provide consistency and clarity for the ...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a National Definition of a Zero Emissions Building to advance public and private sector efforts to decarbonize the buildings sector. The definition is ...

In this climate-conscious world, builders and developers are expected to do their part by improving energy efficiency and reducing emissions from the structures they build. But how exactly to define ...

The Energy Department released its findings in the recently published A Common Definition for Zero Energy Buildings. The U.S. Department of Energy has released a common definition for a zero energy ...

Dozens of architecture, engineering, and contracting firms have signed on to a proposal from the Biden administration that would develop a single definition for a zero-emissions building. Among the 69 ...

U.S. Department of Energy Headquarters, the Forrestal Building, in Washington, D.C. (Payton Chung/Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED) The new definition was shepherded by DOE secretary Jennifer M. Granholm and ...

PORTLAND, Ore., June 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The White House and the U.S. Department of Energy today announced the release of phase one of a National Definition for a Zero Emissions Building for ...

Throughout human history, “good buildings” have been defined by measurable benchmarks tied to creating wealth. Millions of years ago, shelters were seen as tools that enabled vulnerable humans to ...