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ASHRAE’s Countdown to a Sustainable Energy Future...Net-Zero and Beyond conference took place March 29-31 at the Hyatt at Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco.

The conference provided a forum to discuss the role of policy and regulatory involvement in addition to providing application knowledge for the various aspects of net-zero-energy buildings for both residential and non-residential buildings. Learn More

Conference Schedule 
For more information on the presentations, please click on the speaker or presentation name in the PDF.

Presentation Abstracts and Speaker Bios

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View Poster Presentations from the San Francisco NZEB Conference

•  The Audubon Center at Debs Park
•  Building the First Net-Zero Energy Development in NY State
•  Carbon Neutral Design (CND) Project
•  Cellophane House • The Museum of Modern Art, NYC
•  Centennial K-12 School • Centennial R-1 School District
•  CSIRO Energy Centre
•  Columbia Springs Education and Science Facility
•  The David & Lucile Packard Foundation
•  Exploratorium at Pier 15+17
•  First Proven Net-Zero Energy Commercial Building in NY
•  The First Zero Energy home in the US under $200,000
•  Gebhard-Mueller-School, Biberach
•  Holland & Yates Residence
•  IDeAs Z² Office Renovation
•  Kitsap SEED: Clean Tech Commercialization Center
•  The Kaneda Residence
•  Marin Country Day School (Steps I & II)
•  Mt. Veeder Residence at Camalie Vineyards
•  Ningma Senior Retreat Center • Ratna Ling Retreat Center
•  Nueva School Hillside Learning Complex
•  Oberlin College · Adam Joseph Lewis Center for Environmental Studies
•  Ocean Science Education Building • UC Santa Barbara
•  Research Support Facility • National Renewable Energy Lab
•  Richardsville Elementary School | Warren County Schools
•  School of Science and Global Studies • Watkinson School
•  The Science House • The Science Museum of Minnesota
•  Tang + Turner Residence
•  The Union Lofts

Net-zero energy in ASHRAE Journal

• The energy impact of daylighting
• Small-Building Applications: Ultra-Low Energy Residences
• Washington Report: Federal Roadmap for Net-Zero
• Understanding Zero-Energy Buildings
• High-Performance Buildings: Lessons Learned
• Optimizing building and HVAC systems
• Solar Technologies and the Building Envelope

 Achieving Net-Zero Energy Buildings