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Net-Zero Energy Commercial Building Initiative

The Net-Zero Energy Commercial Building Initiative aims to achieve marketable net-zero energy commercial buildings by 2025. Net-zero energy buildings generate as much energy as they consume through efficiency technologies and on-site power generation.

The Net-Zero Energy Commercial Building Initiative (or Commercial Building Initiative) encompasses all activities that support this goal including industry partnerships, research, and tool development.

On this Web site you can:

For more information, e-mail:

Drury Crawley ; Terry Logee ; Alan Schroeder

You can also see full contact information including phone and address.
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Commercial Building Energy Alliances

Join one of the Alliances to help move your industry toward more energy-efficient building design and save your company money.

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Net-Zero Energy Buildings

The Commercial Building Initiative is leading the way in defining and developing technologies for net-zero energy buildings. Many are being built today! Read more.

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