Calif. Local 595 Opens the Zero Net Energy Center
Source: IBEW
Dublin, Calif., Local 595’s new training center formally opens on May 30, instantly becoming one of the most efficient and technologically advanced commercial buildings in the country.
Bristling with the latest in energy efficiency, building management and power generation technology, the center uses 75 percent less energy than similar existing commercial buildings and is the first commercial building retrofit to be recognized by the U.S. Department of Energy as “zero net energy.”
California has enacted stringent conservation requirements and renewable energy policies that call for zero net energy commercial buildings by 2030. The new IBEW-NECA training facility – dubbed the Zero Net Energy Center – will showcase the training of technologies that will help the state reach its goal.
The new 46,000-square-foot training facility has quickly become a high-profile project for Local 595 and NECA, garnering extensive coverage in California media.
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Read more: http://www.ibew.org/articles/13Daily/1305/130530_Local595ZNE.htm
This is huge on the saving energy front.
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Thanks for this, Steve. This is GREAT news. 
