The Green Building Roundtable meets on a quarterly basis to discuss the current and emerging trends in green building technologies and sustainable building and site design. Experts and interested individuals in the field meet and participate in these interactive discussions which also include tours and presentations. Below is an archive of previous Green Building Roundtable topics and associated resources:
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Getting to Zero Energy Building -- April 2009
Getting to Zero Energy Building -- April 2009
In this session we discussed some of the latest advancements in energy efficient building design. Participants shared their experiences with implementing cost-effective solutions to constructing and renovating buildings to maximize energy efficiency. Carter Scott from Transformations, Inc. gave a great overview of how he is building Zero-net energy homes today. We went over proposed changes to the MA building code, as well as a look at the final report from the Governor's Zero-Net Energy Building Task Force—two steps Massachusetts is taking to help lead the path towards zero-energy building and the goal of meeting our carbon reduction targets by 2030. We also touched on passive survivability and plus-energy buildings that are essentially becoming decentralized power suppliers.
The following are links to the presentations and some of the resources that were made available to attendees: