EEI: “2026 is the year where data drives every decision – and resilience matters as much as efficiency,” says Jeff Nichols, vice president of EEI Building Performance. February 11, 2026 As owners face ...

BPS focus on ongoing building performance, setting measurable energy use and emissions targets that often become stricter over time. Understanding local BPS ...

Energy efficiency advocates are hopeful that a new Biden administration coalition to promote and strengthen building performance standards could accelerate federal, state and local efforts to reduce ...

ASHRAE recently released a new Building Performance Standards Technical Resource Guide. Building Performance Standards (BPS): A Technical Resource Guide was created to provide a technical basis for ...

This blog post was authored by Jennifer Wegner, Digital Content Lead, Stantec. Data and design have become a symbiotic relationship, driving modern architecture into an era where performance-based ...

The landscape of building performance standards, energy efficiency and carbon reduction regulations is evolving fast. As new city and state laws emerge, it can be hard for a property owner to know ...

With climate change already an urgent challenge and buildings accounting for significant carbon emissions, sustainable design is more critical than ever. For architects and designers to create ...

District energy systems can accelerate decarbonization of buildings in cities. The clock is ticking for building owners in U.S. cities that have enacted performance standards to reduce greenhouse gas ...

B uildings are a significant source of climate pollution, accounting for 31% of U.S. emissions in 2022. To address energy use and emissions in existing buildings, several jurisdictions have ...

In November 2022, CBRE Econometric Advisors (CBRE EA) published a report outlining how local and state government mandatory regulations are aimed at combating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Larry Zarker, CEO of the Building Performance Institute (BPI), plans to retire this fall. Zarker, who has more than 40 years of experience in the residential buildings sector, ...