The White House Delivers a New Definition for Zero-Energy Buildings
To date the term has meant many things to different people, but the Biden administration releases what it hopes can become an industry baseline.
Maryland Governor Wes Moore (left) and White House National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi (center) tour a project by Requity, a nonprofit that trains students to perform zero-energy building renovations in West Baltimore.
Photo: Courtesy of the White House
The White House is rolling out a federal definition of zero-emissions buildings for the first time, outlining a new guide for top-tier building energy performance in the US that sets what it hopes will become an industry baseline.
While the guidance lacks any legal weight, the administration hopes this new yardstick will send a strong market signal about the future of sustainable building and energy performance nationwide.