Welcome to the NZEB portal’s first newsletter! Through this initiative, we bring to you monthly updates about our Net Zero initiatives, global highlights and knowledge that empower you to take action. We aim to bring together a community that will pave the road to realizing super-efficient buildings for India.
This a portal for everything NZEB! Learn about fundamentals, build professional alliances, explore the latest ideas and we hope you find this newsletter insightful and useful. Please share your comments and feedback with us.
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Now showing- the NZEB Knowledge Series!
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The NZEB Knowledge Series was launched in May 2019. This provides a platform for industry experts to share knowledge and expertise through weekly live webinars about energy efficiency and NZEBs. Past webinars have featured sustainability veterans like Ashok Lall from ABL Architects, Sanjay Prakash from ShiFt, Guruprakash Sastry from Infosys and many more. Webinar recordings can be viewed on our Youtube Channel.
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New to NZEBs? Take our online course to master the fundamentals
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Take our online video course to learn about definitions, design process, technical terms, policies and case studies for Net Zero Energy Buildings. Earn GBCI Continuing Education (CE) credits if you are a LEED professional.
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IIT Jodhpur : a net-zero energy development
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The masterplan of this 860-acre desert settlement is designed to make this project become fully self-sustaining by 2025. Presently under construction, this project demonstrates innovative design-thinking to arrive at a blueprint for community-scale net-zero design. Read More
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Designplace.blr is the daylighting #nzebindia contest winner
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Our first social media contest got people observing and appreciating day-lighting strategies in buildings around them. The winning entry captures the beautiful, time-tested ability of courtyards to bring diffused daylight indoors. More
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Participate in the rainwater harvesting #nzebindia contest
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With India caught in its worst water crisis, our best bet right now is RAINWATER. Click photos of innovative rainwater harvesting systems/ methods and share it on your social media with #nzebindia by 26th July 2019. Winning entry will receive two month subscription to our online Sustainability Education Library.
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WorldGBC releases roadmap to 100% Net Zero Carbon buildings
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The World Green Building Council's Advancing Zero project has laid down a roadmap for all new buildings to achieve the 100% net zero carbon mark by 2030, followed by all existing buildings by 2050. A net zero carbon building is an energy-efficient building, fully powered by on-site or off-site renewable power. More
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California gets its first net-zero energy residential community
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City Square, a net-zero energy condominium community in Irvine, California, sets a new benchmark for energy-efficient homes. The Energy 3.2 star certified project provides all modern features and design, along with high-performance insulation and windows, heat pump water heater and dryer and rooftop photovoltaic system. More
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LBC shows the way for affordable housing projects to target net-zero
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The Living Building Challenge has developed a framework for net-zero affordable housing based on pilot programs across different climate zones in United States. It outlines the opportunities for these projects in doing away with energy and water billls. More
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World's largest Clean Energy Storage project announced
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In western United States, a comparatively lower power demand on several days poses a roadblock to 100% clean power production. The Advanced Clean Energy Project aims to solve this by providing 100 MW of storage using a combination of technologies. More
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About USAID MAITREE Program
USAID-led Market Integration and Transformation for Energy Efficiency program (MAITREE) is a four-year bilateral program with the Ministry of Power. MAITREE supports efforts for moving towards a super-efficient and Net Zero Energy target for new buildings. EDS is the implementing partner of this program.
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