Ask Marty Burger to define “healthy” for K-12 schools, and he uses word pairings like “positive and uplifting,” “safe and secure,” and “clean and comfortable.” Burger, who is CEO for the general ...

As cities push to cut carbon emissions, buildings are under growing pressure to use less energy while still keeping people comfortable. In zero-energy building design, this balance is especially hard ...

The world's first net-positive-energy botanical garden, an all-electric fire station, and a net-zero music hall are among 10 ...

Editor's Note: T&D World Live will feature Delivering the Real Zero Grid, a session covering the topics addressed in this article. The event will take place Oct. 1-3, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia. Visit ...

In the context of global decarbonization, reducing energy consumption in the building sector is an urgent issue. We have developed a next-generation building energy evaluation model that combines rule ...

Global energy consumption is steadily growing due to expanding populations and economies 1. Buildings account for a significant share of worldwide energy use, with fossil fuels still dominant despite ...

Driven by sustainable development goals and carbon neutrality worldwide, demands for both renewable energy and storage systems are constantly increasing. However, the lack of an appropriate approach ...

Next-generation model combines symbolic AI with VR to visualize and evaluate energy savings and thermal comfort in real time during zero-energy building design. (Nanowerk News) In recent years, in the ...