In the first episode of a series of NBI staff discussing papers presented at the 2022 ACEEE Summer Study, Becky Brun interviews NBI Director of Codes, Kim Cheslak, about the relationship between building codes and existing building performance standards.

The Intersection of Energy Codes and Building Performance Standards (feat. Kim Cheslak)

In the second episode of a series of NBI staff discussing papers presented at the 2022 ACEEE Summer Study, Becky Brun interviews NBI Senior Project Manager, Sean Denniston, about how NBI’s groundbreaking Building Decarbonization Code can be used by jurisdictions to address not just energy use in buildings, but carbon emissions.

New Construction From Codes To Net Zero (feat. Sean Denniston)

In the third episode of our series of NBI staff discussing papers presented at the 2022 ACEEE Summer Study, we talk with Senior Project Manager, Amruta Khanolkar, about the role of building codes in the market transformation of the heat pump water heater market.

Carrots and Sticks in Hot Water (feat. Amruta Khanolkar)

In the fourth episode of our series of NBI staff discussing papers presented at the 2022 ACEEE Summer Study, we talk with NBI  Senior Project Manager, Webly Bowles and Kim Cullinane of Eversource about the shift taking place within utility green building programs to incentivize builders to achieve greenhouse gas reductions, in addition to energy efficiency.

Energy vs. Carbon - Jurisdictions and Utilities Align Metrics (feat. Kim Cullinane & Webly Bowles)

In honor of International Women’s Day, NBI's Leada Fuller-Marashi talks with two female ESG thought leaders; Melissa Baker, Senior Vice President, Technical Core at USGBC and Kara Kokernak, Senior Director at Urban Land Institute for a conversation about the interplay between ESG and getting to zero.

The Intersection of Getting to Zero and ESG (feat. Melissa Baker and Kara Kokernak)

In the fifth episode of our series of NBI staff discussing papers presented at the 2022 ACEEE Summer Study, we talk with NBI Acting Director of Building Innovation Alexi Miller about the ways utility programs can encourage buildings to play an active role in grid transformation.

The New Grid Demands Flexibility (feat. Alexi Miller)

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