Zero Energy - Coming Soon to a School Near You

Torcellini, Paul A.; Pless, Shanti

Title: Zero Energy - Coming Soon to a School Near You

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Paul Torcellini and Shanti Pless provide an overview of performance-based procurement and how it can be used as an effective tool to help school buildings achieve zero energy.

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Torcellini, Paul A. ^[1];

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Publication Date:: 2018-03-01

Research Org.:: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Energy Efficiency Office. Building Technologies Office

OSTI Identifier:: 1432763

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA-5500-71285
Journal ID: ISSN 9999-0023

Grant/Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Green Schools Catalyst Quarterly

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 5; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 9999-0023

Publisher:: Green Schools National Network

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; zero energy schools; procurement; energy efficiency

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