USGBC Presentation
“Zero Net Energy”
The USGBC: Missouri Gateway Chapter program for September was “Zero Net Energy Case Studies”. This program came from work done by the ZNE subcommittee, chaired by our Gary, of the USGBC Technical Committee. The room at Alberici was packed with an estimated 120 people.
The purpose of the program was to give the members examples of projects which had as goals to get to Zero Net Energy. ZNE is much like vegetarianism – there is a wide range of definitions, all of which have their defenders.  There were two projects shown. The first was a virtual project done by HOK St Louis to to determine the feasibility of a ZNE commercial building in the St Louis area. The second presentation was done remotely through WebEx technology. It was the story of the Richardsville Elementary School in Kentucky. The school is the first ZNE school building in the country. Students moved in last fall, and it is both a wonderful place to be a student and a living part of the curriculum.