Net Zero Energy Leader
How Building Decarbonization Can Transform HVAC
On 25, Mar 2022 | No Comments | In PEI Blog | By Jorlyn
ASHRAE Journal, vol. 63, no. 9, September 2021
Buildings in the US account for 40% of carbon emissions. Eighty percent of that is from electricity use and the remainder is from the combustion of fossil fuels for heating and other uses at the building. As many states, utilities, and large corporations are moving to get electricity from clean, carbon neutral sources, it is clear that electricity is becoming the carbon free choice of energy for many in the US. Buildings that use natural gas and other fossil fuels for heating will be stuck producing carbon emissions, as electricity becomes increasingly carbon free. Natural gas can now be replaced with electric systems that provide equivalent or better service. An all electric building coupled with a renewable or carbon free source of electricity is considered to be a decarbonized building.
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Point Energy Named Net Zero Energy Leader
On 12, Dec 2016 | In PEI Blog | By Molly
(Photo: David McNew)
The New Buildings Institute recently recognized Point Energy Innovations as a Zero Net Energy (ZNE) leader for work on ZNE schools in California.
“Point Energy Innovations (PEI) is a leader in driving schools toward ZNE,” NBI said.
“The firm’s design of the Newcastle Elementary School, under the Prop 39 ZNE School Retrofit Pilot Program, went well beyond a simple retrofit coupled with massive photovoltaics. The team relentlessly pursued deep green measures achieving an energy use intensity of 16 (saving 36%), providing cost-effective ZNE as a package, and a healthier, quality environment for students and teachers.”
The Prop 39 ZNE School Retrofit Pilot Program provides state funding to public schools and community colleges to improve energy efficiency and increase their use of clean energy.
