DPR Construction has announced the opening of its new San Francisco Bay Area Regional Office, which is said to be the first net-zero energy office building in San Francisco.

An energy-inefficient, late 1920’s vintage bungalow in West Lafayette, Indiana, will become a living laboratory for resource-efficient remodeling and net zero research thanks to a combined effort by the Whirlpool Corp. and Purdue University.

Upon its first birthday, the Bullitt Center in Seattle announced that it has significantly exceeded its energy performance goals, even when accounting for growing occupancy over its first 12 months of operation.

Portland/Seattle green builder Hammer & Hand unveiled its 10 predictions for the United States high performance building industry. Hammer & Hand’s Sam Hagerman said, “We see exciting developments coming in 2014.”

Many schools are turning to highly efficient HVAC solutions for both new-build and retrofit projects, indicating that the once-novel concept of LEED-certified and zero-energy schools may soon become commonplace in school districts across the U.S.