Water and space heating account for 2/3 of U.S. residential energy usage and should be the cornerstones of any plan to decarbonize the built environment.
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New study on Plug-In Heat Pump Water Heaters (HPWH) available now!
Water and space heating account for 2/3 of U.S. residential energy usage and should be the cornerstones of any plan to decarbonize the built environment. Emerging, plug-in 120-volt HPWHs are entering the market and proving themselves to be important new offerings from manufacturers aiming to address some of the key barriers. This study provides an overview of lessons learned from the first ever third-
party field validation effort on the 120-volt heat pump water heater technology featuring California-wide installations, market assessment, and commercialization recommendations.
Commercial kitchen electrification is a critical component of building decarbonization but is often thought of as a stumbling block due to its perceived expense, complexity and the affinity of the restaurant industry for gas powered cooking equipment. This webinar will explore how and why to electrify a commercial kitchen of any size. It will profile costs and options of electric commercial kitchen equipment, case studies on organizations that have made the switch, and offer both the advantages along with any potential challenges in switching commercial kitchens to electric. Join NBI and the California Energy Design Assistance (CEDA) program along with our guest presenters Richard Young, Director of Outreach, Frontier Energy Food Service Technology Center (FSTC) and Chef Christopher Galarza, Forward Dining Solutions for this special webinar.
New blog: We can power the homes of the future with electric panels of the past
Electrifying and decarbonizing existing buildings is critical to address the climate emergency and is one of the key priorities of leading cities, states, and utilities. Many people assume that to electrify an existing home, an electric panel upgrade from 100 amps to 200 amps is required. However, there is a cheaper and easier way to electrify our homes of the future: keep 100-150 amp panels in place and help homeowners go on a “watt diet”. Going on a watt diet means intentionally selecting energy-efficient, correctly sized, low power equipment, and allocating available power to that equipment just when needed. Learn more in our latest blog below.
Efficient and Healthy Schools Campaign honors 17 districts and schools across the nation for energy upgrades and planning
K-12 schools consume about 9% of all the energy used in commercial buildings, and energy consumption is the second highest operational expense schools face. The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Efficient and Healthy Schools Campaign recently celebrated the achievements of 17 K-12 schools and districts that implemented exemplary projects to improve the energy and environmental performance of their school’s facilities. Schools were honored for upgrading facilities with technologies and practices to create healthy and more sustainable learning environments while also slashing their facilities’ energy needs, carbon emissions, and utility bills.
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