Multifamily Affordable Solar Homes program (MASH Program) provides solar incentives on qualifying affordable housing multifamily dwellings. MASH is the low-income, multifamily component within the California Solar Initiative program.
The National Climate Task Force is a coalition of Cabinet-level leaders and senior White House officials dedicated to addressing climate change. Established to implement federal climate policies, the task force focuses on creating union jobs, advancing environmental justice, and achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions.
Achieving net zero carbon means balancing carbon dioxide emissions with removal efforts, resulting in no net contribution to atmospheric CO2. This goal is central to U.S. climate policies and corporate sustainability strategies.
A net zero energy building generates as much energy as it consumes annually, typically through on-site renewable energy systems. These buildings exemplify sustainable design and are supported by federal initiatives.
The International Living Future Institute (ILFI) provides a certification option for a NZEB under its umbrella of the holistic Living Building Challenge (LBC) certification. A zero-energy building, also known as a zero net energy (ZNE) building, net-zero energy building (NZEB), or net zero building, is a building with zero net energy consumption, meaning the total […]
Normalizing or normalization, is often performed to modify utility bill data. Since tenant bill period dates vary in length, data needs to be normalized to reflected prorated calendar months.
Notice of funding available, usually issued by government agency
Legal document that states the objectives, risks, and terms of an investment involved with a private placement. Doc includes items such as a company’s financial statements, management biographies, a detailed description of the business operations, and more.
Ongoing commissioning, also referred to as “”retro-commissioning follow-up,”” is continual retro-commissioning focusing on the persistence of completed improvements. Ongoing commissioning involves regularly scheduled sessions with the building occupants along with operation and maintenance personnel. This process incorporates monitoring and analysis of building performance data provided by permanently installed metering equipment to verify building performance, the […]
Operational Carbon term refers to emissions resulting from the energy used to operate a building—including heating, cooling, lighting, and equipment. Reducing operational carbon is a key focus of energy efficiency retrofits and green building certifications.