NEEP and many of its stakeholder partners part of best practice sharing system
Striving For A "Zero Energy” Home: The Results Are In!
By Natalie Hildt Treat | Thu, July 21, 16
When my husband Tom and I decided to build our home in Salisbury, Massachusetts, we knew that a super-efficient, even “zero energy” home was the goal. We worked with Brightbuilt Home to design a modular, all-electric home that was modeled to use about as much energy as the 8.83 kW solar array generates over the course of a year. This November, it will have been two years since we moved into the house.
The fruit salad of energy efficiency standardization
By Elizabeth Titus | Thu, July 14, 16
The nutrition label for a banana that’s pictured below is a familiar example of standardization; these labels provide transparent reporting based on established testing. Our society trusts this information, and uses it routinely for cooking and comparison shopping.
NEEP's listening for new energy efficiency innovations
By Claire Miziolek | Thu, July 14, 16
In the home automation space, innovations are abundant. Cool new gadgets and gizmos that simplify your life, provide an increased sense of security, and - as if an afterthought - help you save energy are popping up everywhere. While NEEP and other efficiency stakeholders have used the phrase Home Energy Management System (HEMS) to talk about products that can save energy within these ecosystems, customers are - for the most part - purchasing these devices, software, and systems for other reasons.
Zero Energy Buildings: Has the region progressed since 2012?
By John Balfe | Wed, July 13, 16
In the past four years, have states in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic region become more supportive of zerio energy policies and construction? What have those states done since NEEP first released it's Roadmap to Zero Net Energy Public Buildings report?
To answer these questions, NEEP recently released the Roadmap to Zero Energy Public Buildings: Progress Report (The Progress Report).
NEEP Joins DOE Better Buildings Residential Network
NEEP and many of its stakeholder partners part of best practice sharing system