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WE PUSH FOR BETTER BUILDINGS THAT ACHIEVE ZERO ENERGY, ZERO CARBON, AND BEYOND THROUGH RESEARCH, POLICY, GUIDANCE, AND MARKET TRANSFORMATION TO PROTECT PEOPLE AND THE PLANET.

LEADERSHIP AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT: NBI'S RESEARCH, PROJECT TRACKING, CONVENINGS AND NETWORKING, EDUCATION AND THOUGHT LEADERSHIP ON "GETTING TO ZERO" FOCUSES ON DRIVING SCALE IN BUILDING DECARBONIZATION INCLUDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS. DURING THE 2021-2022 YEAR, NBI HAS BROADENED ITS MARKET DEVELOPMENT AND ONGOING ENGAGEMENT WITH CRITICAL MARKET AUDIENCES AND GROWING OUR REACH THROUGH COLLABORATION TO OVER HALF A MILLON BUILDING INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS. NBI CONTINUED TO DEVELOP RESEARCH AND PROJECT TRACKING TO OFFER PROOF AND PROVIDE SCALABLE EXAMPLES SHOWING THAT NET ZERO PERFORMANCE GOALS ARE VIABLE. SUCCESSES AND LESSONS LEARNED ARE SHARED THROUGH UTILITY PROGRAMS, NGOS, ADVOCACY GROUPS, AND DIRECT TO DESIGNERS AND OWNERS.(CONTINUED ON SCH O)NBI DEVELOPED A NEW LOW-CARBON SPECIFICATION THAT IS BEING LAUNCHED BY A PACE FINANCING FIRM AS A PATHWAY FOR DEVELOPERS TO PURSUE CARBON REDUCTIONS IN THEIR PROJECTS. NBI HOSTED SEVERAL PUBLIC-FACING AWARENESS BUILDING EVENTS INCLUDING WEBINARS THAT TOUCHED NEARLY 5,000 PEOPLE AND A SOCIAL MEDIAL CAMPAIGN (NET ZERO NOW) THAT GARNERED OVER 4 MILLION IMPRESSIONS ON SOCIAL MEDIA. THESE EFFORTS WILL HELP BUILD INDUSTRY CAPABILITY TO DELIVER ON THE UPCOMING POLICIES CALLING FOR NET ZERO OUTCOMES AND "TIP THE SCALES" TOWARDS ZERO. THE LONG-TERM OUTCOME OF THESE EFFORTS IS THAT THE MESSAGING, COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS, DATA, DOCUMENTATION, AND RESOURCES DEVELOPED SPARK DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION OF THE STATUS QUO AND MAKE NET ZERO BUILDINGS A STANDARD FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION AND MAJOR RENOVATIONS. THE GETTING TO ZERO PLATFORM, INCLUDING THE FORUM EVENT LAST HELD WITH OVER 500 PARTICIPANTS IN FALL 2021, PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO FORM COLLABORATIONS AND BUILD KNOWLEDGE ABOUT PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, DESIGN PRACTICES, PROGRAMS AND POLICIES THAT WILL ACCELERATE GROWTH IN INVESTMENT AND NET ZERO OUTCOMES.

CODES AND POLICIES:ENERGY CODES CONTINUE TO BE A CRUCIAL LEVER IN TRANSFORMING MARKETS FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE BUILDINGS. NBI'S WORK IN THIS PROGRAM AREA INCLUDED STRENGTHENING MODEL BUILDING ENERGY CODES AND INCREASING THEIR USE AND USEFULNESS. WE ALSO WORKED ON DEVELOPING THE NECESSARY THOUGHT LEADERSHIP TO OVERCOME CRITICAL ISSUES THAT ARE HINDERING CODE ADVANCEMENT AND CREATE THE TECHNICAL BASIS FOR PROGRESSIVE CODE AND POLICY APPROACHES SUCH AS DECARBONIZED AND STRETCH CODES, AS WELL AS BUILDING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS. NBI WORKED DIRECTLY WITH LEADING LOCAL JURISDICTIONS TO IMPLEMENT THESE ADVANCED CODE AND POLICY STRATEGIES AS WELL AS TO DEVELOP CODE AND POLICY ROADMAPS. (CONTINUED ON SCH O)NBI ALSO WORKED TO SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF CODES AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT TO TAKE A MORE HOLISTIC VIEW OF CLIMATE FOCUSING INCREASINGLY ON CARBON NEUTRALITY, HEALTH AND RESILIENCE. SEVERAL JURISDICTIONS ARE DEVELOPING ZERO ENERGY AND ZERO CARBON ROADMAPS THAT SET OBJECTIVES FOR EACH CODE CYCLE, MOVING STRINGENCY ALONG A PATH TO ULTIMATELY REACH THESE PERFORMANCE LEVELS.

BUILDING AND PROGRAM INNOVATIONUNDER BUILDING AND PROGRAM INNOVATION, NBI PERFORMS TECHNICAL RESEARCH, PERFORMS ANALYSIS, AND DEVELOPS RESOURCES SUCH AS TOOLS AND GUIDANCE TO PROVIDE CRITICAL SUPPORT FOR BUILDING OWNERS, PRACTITIONERS, UTILITIES, GOVERNMENTS, AND OTHERS. THIS WORK ADVANCES PROGRAMS SEEKING TO ENHANCE ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND LOW CARBON OUTCOMES IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT. EXAMPLES OF ACTIVITIES INCLUDE BUILDING SCIENCE RESEARCH, EMERGING TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION AND VALIDATION, BUILDING-GRID INTEGRATION GUIDANCE, TOOLS, AND METRICS THROUGH THE GRIDOPTIMAL BUILDINGS INITIATIVE, BUILDING PORTFOLIO DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENTS USING FIRSTVIEW, TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENTS SUCH AS THE BUILDING ELECTRIFICATION TECHNOLOGIES ROADMAP, (CONTINUED ON SCH O) ENERGY USE INDEX PERFORMANCE TARGETS, AND THE ZEPI (ZERO ENERGY PERFORMANCE INDEX) BUILDING ENERGY PERFORMANCE SCALE. IN ADDITION, IN THE 2021-2022 YEAR, NBI (IN COLLABORATION WITH OVER 30 COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS) CONTINUED TO LEAD THE ADVANCED WATER HEATING INITIATIVE, , WHICH AIMS TO GROW THE MARKET SHARE OF HEAT PUMP WATER HEATERS FOR SIGNIFICANT DECARBONIZATION BENEFITS AND ENERGY SAVINGS IN THE RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL SECTORS.