Zero Energy Commercial Buildings Consortium
The Zero Energy Commercial Buildings Consortium is a partnership of commercial building professionals and industry stakeholders that supports the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in achieving the goals of the Net-Zero Energy Commercial Building Initiative (CBI). The more than 300 organizations in the Consortium provide DOE access to their members' technical expertise, communicate the emergence of new technologies to the commercial building community, and promote the demonstration of high-performance building technologies.
The National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) was selected by DOE as convener of the Consortium. NASEO is the only national nonprofit organization consisting of governor-designated energy officials from each state and territory and has the collective expertise to move the market toward net-zero energy performance in five target markets: commercial real estate, retail, hospitals, higher education, and state and municipal governments.
A steering committee made up of NASEO members and lighting, window, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning suppliers will outline and drive the Consortium's goals and objectives.
The following building areas are represented in the Consortium:
- The design professions, including national associations of architects and of professional engineers
- The development, construction, financial, and real estate industries
- Building owners and operators from the public and private sectors
- Academic and research organizations with extensive commercial building energy expertise
- Building code agencies and organizations, including a model energy code-setting organization
- Independent high-performance green building associations or councils
- Experts in indoor air quality and environmental factors
- Experts in intelligent buildings and integrated building information systems;
- Utility energy efficiency programs
- Manufacturers and providers of equipment and techniques used in high-performance green buildings
- Public transportation industry experts
- Non-governmental energy efficiency organizations