Resource Hub
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
This website serves as a resource hub offering updates, technical assistance, webinars, and tools to help school districts overcome market barriers, develop energy-saving plans, and implement projects for building or renovating schools to be zero energy buildings.
Case Study/Exemplar
New Buildings Institute
This case study profiles Newcastle Elementary School District (ESD)'s Energy Expenditure Plan, which focuses on Zero Net Energy (ZNE).
Guide/Tool
New Buildings Institute
This document addresses key questions around how to effectively communicate the benefits of healthy, efficient, carbon neutral schools to various stakeholders.
Guide/Tool
CMTA, Inc., New Buildings Institute
This webinar presentation provides insight into how strategic planning and energy-efficient design - such as building orientation, daylighting, and high-efficiency systems - are making zero energy schools possible at little to no additional cost.
Research/Report
Paul Torcellini, Nathaniel Allen, and Maureen McIntyre
This study examines 88 zero energy and zero energy ready K–12 schools built across the U.S. over the last 15 years to understand whether these schools truly cost more to build. Contrary to common perceptions, the findings show that zero energy schools can be built within conventional school budgets.
Guide/Tool
Climate Jobs National Resource Center (CJNRC), UndauntedK12
This fact sheet outlines why investing in net-zero energy schools is a smart, cost-effective, and future-ready strategy for states and school districts.
Case Study/Exemplar
Inc., CMTA
This plan provides a comprehensive roadmap for decarbonizing six municipal schools by transitioning to all-electric systems, phasing out fossil fuel use, and improving indoor air quality.