Center for Net Zero Education, Exchange & Transformation
Building the knowledge ecosystem for the net-zero transition — professional development, accreditation, and institutional capacity across the built environment.
What C-NEXT Does
Two-thirds of countries lack mandatory building energy codes.1 Even where codes exist, the workforce to implement them is thin. C-NEXT bridges this gap between policy ambition and on-the-ground practice — equipping professionals, institutions, and governments with the tools, skills, and frameworks needed to deliver net-zero buildings.2
The Centre delivers professional development programmes, executive education, and continuing learning for practitioners in architecture, engineering, construction, and policy. It supports accreditation pathways and partners with universities to embed net-zero content into curricula. For government bodies, C-NEXT offers customised capacity-building programmes designed around specific institutional needs.3
Knowledge is delivered through online self-paced learning, live webinars, conferences, site visits, and structured training — ensuring that learning reaches professionals wherever they are, from New Delhi to Nairobi to Jakarta.
C-NEXT Resource Ecosystem
A network of knowledge resources for the net-zero transition in the built environment.
NZEB.in
Technical guides, case studies, and knowledge resources for net-zero energy buildings.
Visit →GINZEB
Grid-Interactive Net Zero Energy Buildings — a framework for buildings that meet their own energy needs and actively support the grid.
Visit →MAITREE
Green public procurement and sustainable-buildings platform documenting energy and emissions savings from government building retrofits.
Visit →NEEM Dashboard
National Energy End-use Monitoring — residential energy consumption data across climate zones and building types.
Visit →IAQ Dashboard
Indoor Air Quality monitoring — real-time air-quality conditions across buildings and cities.
Visit →Academic Partners
C-NEXT has established MoUs with leading academic institutions to co-develop and deliver net-zero education programmes.
Nalanda University
Maharashtra State Climate Action Cell
Join the C-NEXT Network
For professionals, institutions, and organisations committed to the net-zero transition.
Sources & References
- 1.UNEP, 'Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction,' 2024. Roughly two-thirds of countries lack mandatory building energy codes.
- 2.IEA, 'Net Zero by 2050: A Roadmap for the Global Energy Sector,' 2021. Buildings must reach net-zero emissions by mid-century under the IEA’s Net Zero Scenario.
- 3.GlobalABC, 'Global Roadmap for Buildings and Construction,' 2023. The roadmap identifies workforce skills and institutional capacity as critical bottlenecks in the building-sector decarbonisation pathway.