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"The count of ZNE buildings has grown considerably since NBI’s last published list in 2015. The total as of September 2016 is 53 ZNE Verified buildings, 279 ZNE Emerging buildings, and 62 Ultra-Low Energy (ULE) Verified buildings, with new buildings being added every month."

"This year’s winning projects act as revolutionary models for a variety of challenging building types."

New Buildings Institute’s annual zero energy status update and zero energy buildings list.

Website with information on what is anticipated to be the first
zero energy renovation of an existing building in the District
of Columbia. This building is one of the first in the United States to use sewer heat recovery (an energy technology that is more common in Europe.)

Case study on how Arby's Restaurant Group's innovative approach to rooftop unit (RTU) management garnered them $287,000 and 2.9 million kWh in annual savings.

Discovery Elementary School in Arlington, Virginia, is one of the first zero energy schools on the east coast. This video tour of the school includes interviews from school officials and the architect responsible for delivering the school on-budget while meeting energy goals. Actual measured data shows that the school has been able to meet the zero energy criteria.

This case study details the successful achievement of zero energy and Living Building Challenge certification.

This case study details the successful achievement of Passive House performance and zero energy at the Friends School of Portland.

The Energy Lab at Hawai’i Preparatory Academy is the third building worldwide and the first K–12 school facility to achieve “Living” certification through the Living Building Challenge (LBC). This case study details how the project succeeded in these goals.

This case study describes a successful zero energy school project in Utah.