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Mark Frankel, NBI's Technical Director, will be speaking at the West Coast Energy Management Congress and his presentation "Impact on Energy from Design, Operation & Tenant Variables" will be May 24 at 10:30. Learn more

Cathy Higgins, NBI’s Research Director, co-presented in the USGBC webinar “Practice 203: Deep Energy Retrofits” on May 3. This webinar illuminates how investors and owner-occupants successfully implemented deep energy investments in existing buildings, achieving big energy savings (50 percent!) and increasing the value of their buildings. This session can be registered for 1.5 hours of General GBCI hours as well as 1.5 AIA/CES LU/HSW/SD hours. Watch now 

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Reflections on Living Future 2012

So often we go to conferences, learn a few new things, feel inspired (or not), and return to work a little behind on our to-do lists. Living Future 2012, attended by a handful of us at NBI, was an exception. The purpose of the conference was to inspire, yes, but also to serve as a critical reminder of the need to act now for the future. Read more »

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IDeAs’ new headquarters building was designed to meet 100% of its net energy requirements. Read the project profile

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