Current Call to Action

>>DOE Seeks Input on Definition for Zero Energy Buildings, Due Feb. 20

On January 6, in an effort to help the private sector and regulators to agree on standards for zero-energy buildings, the Department of Energy published a notice in the Federal Register asking the public for input on potential definitions of Zero Energy Buildings (ZEBs), nomenclature, and implementation guidelines related to the proposed zero energy definitions. DOE has funded the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) to assess various potential definitions and propose draft definitions with input from a number of subject matter experts and stakeholder organizations. The public comment period is now open and will end on February 20, 2015. DOE invites all interested parties to submit in writing any relevant comments and information. Interested persons can submit comments via:

1.Email: ZEB2014BLDG0050@ee.doe.gov. Include EERE-2014-BT-BLDG-0050 in the subject line of the message. Submit electronic comments in Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel, and avoid the use of special characters or any form of encryption. All submissions received must include the agency name and docket number.

2.Docket: http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=EERE-2014-BT-BLDG-0050.

>>DOE Issues a Request for Information Regarding Manufactured Housing

Source:energy.gov

The Department of Energy has issued a pre-publication Federal Register notice requesting information regarding energy efficiency for manufactured housing. Find information about how to comment. The public comment period closes 30 days after publication in the Federal Register.

>>ASHRAE Announces Next Energy Modeling Conference, Call for Presenters

Source: ashrae.org

ASHRAE has announced that its next "Energy Modeling Conference: Tools for Designing High Performance Buildings" will take place September 30 to October 2, 2015, in Atlanta. ASHRAE seeks presenters who can speak specifically about the use of modeling to design, construct, commission, operate and maintain new and existing buildings to improve a building's energy performance and indoor environmental quality while reducing the cost to operate and maintain them. The conference will focus on the tools, step-by-step processes, best practices and workflows for the application of single or multiple modeling techniques. Read more here.