Towards Net Zero - Current Articles http://www.towardsnetzero.com/ME2/Console/XmlSyndication/Display/RSS.asp?xsid=9DFE95FF52604FB996AE21CEA3DC213F Towards Net Zero - Current Articles Show video London 2009 http://www.towardsnetzero.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=MultiPublishing&mod=PublishingTitles&mid=6EECC0FE471F4CA995CE2A3E9A8E4207&tier=4&id=FBF3BAEB26C741E894898C8F37EB37C5 TNZ London 2009 Show video 1st Annual TowardsNET-ZERO London event Format: Multiple interviews Filmed: 20 November 2009 Length 3 minutes Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:18:37 EST FBF3BAEB26C741E894898C8F37EB37C5 Interview: How will the shift to low carbon buildings create opportunities throughout the building value chain? http://www.towardsnetzero.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=MultiPublishing&mod=PublishingTitles&mid=6EECC0FE471F4CA995CE2A3E9A8E4207&tier=4&id=DAFC5FE40C3645D6A292457B950E64EA ESCOs, MUSCOs and other innovative financial strategies promise to reduce the risk and better quantify the ROI of investing in energy efficiency retrofits and may lead to the injection of significant additional value into the building value chain, creating growth opportunities within the building and property industries. Paul Waide, Director - European Energy Practice, Navigant Consulting At TowardsNET-ZERO London November 2009 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:14:25 EST DAFC5FE40C3645D6A292457B950E64EA EHDD Architecture delivers San Francisco Bay’s first ever net zero energy commercial building http://www.towardsnetzero.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=MultiPublishing&mod=PublishingTitles&mid=6EECC0FE471F4CA995CE2A3E9A8E4207&tier=4&id=CD0BE46E9FB34A2FBD4720441BDC09BF US architects EHDD Architecture’s commitment to energy efficiency results in net zero breakthrough Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:44:12 EST CD0BE46E9FB34A2FBD4720441BDC09BF Mid-West health care company aims to be energy independent by 2014 http://www.towardsnetzero.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=MultiPublishing&mod=PublishingTitles&mid=6EECC0FE471F4CA995CE2A3E9A8E4207&tier=4&id=0F66F54093B24D7EB196C6544A512F42 Through a combination of enhanced energy efficiency and renewables the Wisconsin-based Gundersen Lutheran Health System has reduced its energy consumption by 20% since 2008 and is aiming for net zero status by 2014 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:43:37 EST 0F66F54093B24D7EB196C6544A512F42 NCC Property Development becomes Europe’s first property developer to become corporate level Green Building Partner http://www.towardsnetzero.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=MultiPublishing&mod=PublishingTitles&mid=6EECC0FE471F4CA995CE2A3E9A8E4207&tier=4&id=6840890687FD4790BCB1E3CDA684AB7A The European Commission Joint Research Centre’s Green Building Programme has just gained its first property developer corporate level partner Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:42:16 EST 6840890687FD4790BCB1E3CDA684AB7A DoE seeks to establish high performance Green Building consortium to support net zero initiative http://www.towardsnetzero.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=MultiPublishing&mod=PublishingTitles&mid=6EECC0FE471F4CA995CE2A3E9A8E4207&tier=4&id=248396FBF4E64534AAEBC425C670C93A The US-DoE is seeking consortium of diverse building industry companies to help it commercialise its high performance building technologies Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:35:52 EST 248396FBF4E64534AAEBC425C670C93A ASHRAE's Vision 2020 report – providing tools for net zero buildings by 2020 http://www.towardsnetzero.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=MultiPublishing&mod=PublishingTitles&mid=6EECC0FE471F4CA995CE2A3E9A8E4207&tier=4&id=08B82CED6F93458F8F5CB8D6161357F8 ASHRAE's Vision 2020 paper sets out the requirements for developing the tools by 2020 to enable the construction industry to make commercially viable net zero energy buildings by 2030 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:35:32 EST 08B82CED6F93458F8F5CB8D6161357F8 Are asset prices driving energy efficiency in buildings? http://www.towardsnetzero.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=MultiPublishing&mod=PublishingTitles&mid=6EECC0FE471F4CA995CE2A3E9A8E4207&tier=4&id=0CAFC3C79FAF4892B013D3AD341DB21D Recent studies from the US on the impact of sustainability and energy efficiency on property prices suggest that high performance buildings command superior sale prices – the picture in Europe remains unclear Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:35:15 EST 0CAFC3C79FAF4892B013D3AD341DB21D Getting To Know The Code http://www.towardsnetzero.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=MultiPublishing&mod=PublishingTitles&mid=6EECC0FE471F4CA995CE2A3E9A8E4207&tier=4&id=3F858C06DD6647368B5E2DD72AEEA60C The European Union Code of Conduct (COC) for Data Center Efficiency has been largely well received with vendors, owners and operators welcoming the document that was launched by the European Commission’s Joint Research Center on 19 November 2008. But what does it mean for owners and operators? Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:34:28 EST 3F858C06DD6647368B5E2DD72AEEA60C The WBCSD Energy Efficiency in Buildings project – second phase report available http://www.towardsnetzero.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=MultiPublishing&mod=PublishingTitles&mid=6EECC0FE471F4CA995CE2A3E9A8E4207&tier=4&id=5DC670A2C4B34888829832071176609F Focusing on mechanisms for market transformation, the second in a series of three reports delivered by the WBCSD examines mechanisms for driving the market towards for delivering  60% reductions in energy consumption by 2050 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:33:57 EST 5DC670A2C4B34888829832071176609F