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DOE Focuses on Zero-Energy Schools

12/13/2016

The U.S. Energy Department has launched the Better Buildings Zero Energy Schools Accelerator. Six school districts, two states and several national organizations are working collaboratively to develop zero-energy design that is cost-competitive to conventional construction in the education sector and in local communities across the nation. A zero-energy building is energy-efficient building in which the actual delivered energy is less than or equal to the onsite renewable exported energy.Click here for more information.