Webinars

New Buildings Institute hosts and participates in webinars occasionally to provide information related to our work.

Upcoming Webinars

Practice 203: Deep Energy RetrofitsCathy Higgins, NBI’s Research Director, will be presenting in this USGBC webinar on May 3 at 1 pm EST/4 pm PST. Other presenters to include experts from Glenborough Properties and Rocky Mountain Institute. This webinar will illuminate how investors and owner-occupants successfully implemented deep energy investments in existing buildings, while achieving big energy savings (50 percent!) and increasing the value of their buildings. Register now 

On-Demand Webinars

Getting to Zero: A look at the costs, features and supporting policies of zero energy commercial buildings   
Here we present findings from "Getting To Zero 2012 Status Update: A First Look at the Costs and Features of Zero Energy Commercial Buildings". We also describe the programs and policies that have facilitated zero energy buildings and hear details about innovative projects from two Kentucky school districts that have achieved the ZEB goal.(4/2012) 

Deep Energy Savings in Existing Buildings Summit
This webinar outlined 6 action priorities for driving deep energy savings in existing buildings. Action priorities were identified through research work and a 2011 summit that convened 80 experts in all aspects of energy efficiency including implementation, design, ownership, management, research, policy and utility programs. NBI Executive Director, Dave Hewitt; Program Director, Cathy Higgins and Ric Cochrane, Preservation Green Lab present. (2/2012)

Office Plug Loads: Energy Use and Savings Opportunities
This web conference discusses the results of the commercial office plug load field monitoring study conducted on behalf of the California Energy Commission’s Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) program. The study, completed in July 2011, characterized the energy consumption of plug load devices in commercial applications and explored opportunities for plug load energy savings. NBI Program Director, Cathy Higgins and Senior Project Manager, Amy Cortese Renbarger are among the speakers. (1/2012)

Find other webinars archived in our Resource Library by searching "By Type: presentation".