ZNE 2026 Project Archive

HEATING OPTIONS FOR VET MED EXPANSION

Radar chart graphic with overlapping colored polygons on six labeled axes

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HVAC Knowledge Enhancement Tool: TherMOOstat Wrangler
 

Help card titled 'What is TherMOOstat?' with explanatory text and round cow mascot logo

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Developing Energy Roadmaps for California Community Colleges
 

Graphic: bar chart and scatterplot showing UC Davis SWARM scheduling and bottlenecks

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UC DAVIS PATH TO NET ZERO WASTE

Graphic funnel hierarchy: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle/Compost, Recover, Dispose

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Prototype Testing of RMI Winery Wastewater Pretreatment 

Graphic: Aerated tanks in series — winery holding tank to aerated tanks to UCD treatment plant

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Design of the UC Davis Electric Grid Web Simulator
 

Graphic map of UC Davis campus with colored shuttle routes and stops

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Monitoring Irrigation and Fertilizer Use in the City of Davis
 

Graphic: houses and people with arrow to irrigated garden, questioning socioeconomic effects.

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FEEDSTOCK SURVEY FOR ANAEROBIC DIGESTION OPTIMIZATION AT UC DAVIS
 

Bar chart: organic waste input per day — Current ~10 tons, Ideal ~45 tons.

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SMUD Wireless EV Charging

Infographic comparing vehicle-side technology costs for battery, navigation, and billing

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Speed, Safety, Scooters: Adapting to Increased Micromobility at UC Davis

Bar chart: two tall green bars (~28, ~26) with several much smaller bars near zero

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Pedaling Mode Shift in Denmark: Micromobility Analysis at AAU East
 

Campus map showing East Campus transit routes, parking, and marked mobility problem locations

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UCD Solano Water Treatment Design

Numbered flowchart diagram of water treatment stages from raw surface water to treated domestic supply

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ZNE 2025 Project Archive

Assessment of Battery Options & Ecovoltaic Integration for UC Davis Solar Expansion

Pie chart graphic with six slices: 47%, 24%, 14%, 8%, 6%, 1%

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Ruminating Cattle Agrivoltaics

Diagram comparing large and small blue-striped fields with irrigation methods and pros/cons


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Wastewater Pretreatment System at RMI Winery -Feasibility Study and Grant Proposal

Diagram of IBC tote bioreactor with layered media, worms, aeration and outlet

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Pyro-Char: Getting to Zero with Organic Campus Waste

Bar and line chart showing blue NPV bars and red payback-year points for waste facility options

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UC Davis Campus Electric Micro- Mobility Survey 2025

Donut chart graphic showing brand market share distribution for EMN devices

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REDUCING ENERGY COSTS AT CAPAY CANYON RANCH

Bar chart of 2023–2025 monthly bills for three meters; blue bars often highest

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Can HP Flex Enhance Load Flexibility of Heat Pumps, Lower Costs, Support Grid Reliability, & Maintain Comfort?

Schematic: three buildings with rooftop heat pumps controlled by cloud MPC and local thermostats

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Aligning Behavior & Policy: Strategies to Advance Aalborg University’s Climate Goals

Graphic: three circle charts comparing campus, facility, procurement CO2 in 1990 vs 2022.

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Reducing Electricity Use (Scope 2 Emissions) @ Aalborg Portland Cement

Scatter plot comparing technologies: total cost vs CO2 emissions; bubble size = Scope 2

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ZNE 2024 Project Archive

Trash to Watts Project - Final Report: Yolo County in Vessel Digester Heating

Aerial view of industrial slurry ponds with a red arrow indicating heated slurry toward a landfill.

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Feasibility Study for Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) in Long-stay SF City Car Parks

Four-panel histogram graphic comparing red and blue distributions.

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UC Davis Health Stadium Field Light Retrofit

Evening football stadium at sunset, lit field with blue endzone and crowd in stands

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Advancing Federal Energy Efficiency: Enhancing the Existing Energy & Carbon Savings Model 

US map graphic with states shaded blue–purple showing varying equity action counts

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Blueprint for community microgrids

Pie chart: capital 30%, interconnect 18%, import 8%, dist 7%, op 6%, emergency 1%, tax 0.3%

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Equity Perspectives for Climate Action Plans (CAPs) A comparative analysis of Davis, Ca. and Middelfart, Dk.

Davis infographic: 657,000 MT CO₂e/year with charts for buildings, transport, waste.

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Denmark Climate Action Plans (CAPs): Comparative Analysis of Odense vs. Sacramento

Graphic: two city cards comparing populations, flood risk, GDP and funding

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Bodega Marine Lab Master Plan

Map of Bodega Head and Estero Americano with colored marine protected areas



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Hay Sunshine: Agrivoltaic System at UC Davis

 

Blue blueprint-style graphic showing a large rectangular grid plate with white label.

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ZNE 2023 Project Archive

AAU Power-to-X in Norway

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DTU Future Smart Charging Profiles in Danish Homes

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Reducing Glycol Chilling Load at Ruhstaller Farm

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Sunwise Cooperative: Affordable Solutions to Thermal Discomfort

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TLC Building Study

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Battery Energy Storage System for UC Davis

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Hot Water Energy Storage Tank Optimization for UC Davis

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ZNE 2022 Project Archive

Electrify My Home: Guide to Good Electrification

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University Retirement Community Energy Resiliency 

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UC Davis EV Charging Infrastructure Evaluation 

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University Retirement Community Energy Efficiency

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Keep Cool UC Davis, Understanding Commercial HVAC

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Exploring HVAC Demand Response Strategies for Campus Buildings

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Estimating Building Occupancy using Wi-Fi data to Optimize HVAC Operation

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 Energy Audit of Campus Auxiliaries

eeaudit

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Keeping Track to Stay on Track for Zero Net Energy

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What’s cooking? Design of a Retrofit Ready Induction Stove

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ZNE 2021 Project Archive

Existing Building Electrification: City of Sacramento

Sac

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Creighton Farm Campsite: Solar Feasibility Study

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Energy Investigator: Making Energy Audits Beginner Friendly

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UC Davis Health Campus Education Building LEED Readiness

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Studying Vacant Buildings: Heitman at UC Davis

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Modeling ZNE Consumption Targets

znetargets

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ZNE 2020 Project Archive

 Biodiesel Processor Feasibility Study at UC Davis (SpringBoard BioPro)

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 Campus Education Building Retrocommissioning (UC Davis Health)

Campus Education Recommissioning

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 Electrifying Light Duty Fleet (UC Davis Fleet Services)

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Low Carbon Residence Roadmap (Davis Resident ZNE Network)

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Shields Library Engagement Project (Energy Conservation Office)

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Thrane Homestead Microgrid (Hood River, OR)

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ZNE 2019 Project Archive

Growth Chamber Efficiency (Controlled Environment Facility)

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Harvesting Daylight (Energy Conservation Office)

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Hop Kiln Energy Sourcing (Rühstaller Brewery)

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Innovation Hub (Facilities Management)

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Lighting Retrofit (UC Davis Fleet Services)

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Renewable Energy Design (McLaughlin Natural Reserve)

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Small Building HVAC Design (Energy Conservation Office)

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Sustainable Master Plan (Rühstaller Brewery)

Ruhstaller Brewery

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ZNE 2018 Project Archive

Energy Audit (McLaughlin Natural Reserve)

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Energy and Efficiency (UC Davis Greenhouses)

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Energy Savings Of Evaporative Cooler Vent Covers

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Hydro-power Feasibility (Bodega Bay)

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Lighting Retrofit (McLaughlin Natural Reserve)

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Putting Buildings to Sleep (UC Davis)

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ZNE Construction (Bodega Marine Laboratory)

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ZNE 2017 Project Archive

Steam-To-Hot Water Investment Proposal (UC Davis)

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Energy Analysis of Walnut Production (California)

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HVAC and Lighting Retrofit (Rifle Range, UC Davis)

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Pathways to ZNE at LBE Cooperative (King City)

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Carbon Footprint Analysis (Russell Ranch, UC Davis)

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Solar PV Alternatives (Russell Ranch, UC Davis)

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ZNE 2016 Project Archive

Financing Conversion of Steam District Heating to Hot Water (UC Davis)

Steam Financing

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Building Level Analysis of Steam Heating vs Hot Water Heating

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Commuting Emissions of UC Davis Medical Center (Sacramento)

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Comparative Performance of Radiant vs Fan Coil Cooling Systems (Sproul Hall)

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Modeling Campus Sustainability Alternatives using EnergyPRO

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Financing Strategies for Carbon Neutrality (UC Davis)

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ZNE 2015 Project Archive

Charging into the Future (Unitrans)

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Campus Feedback

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Tri Co-Ops

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Thermoelectrics (UC Davis)

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2015 Solar Decathlon

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Hydropower Full and By Farms

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ZNE 2014 Project Archive

Load Profiling for the 2014 Solar Decathlon Competition

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Cooling Load Reduction for Radiant Ceiling Retrofit (Sproul Hall)

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ZNE Alternatives for Dos Pinos Housing Cooperative

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Zero Net Energy Cost (ZNEC) at D-Q University

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ZNE 2013 Project Archive

Domes ZNE

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Robert Mondavi Institute Building

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Energy Efficiency strategies and ZNE feasibility (Ghausi Hall)

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Thermal Energy Storage in Central Cooling Systems

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Radiant Sail Design

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