(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Zero Net Energy - April 5, 2023 [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.', 'Backgroundurl Avatar_Large', 'Nickname', 'Joined', 'Created_At', 'Story Count', 'N_Stories', 'Comment Count', 'N_Comments', 'Popular Tags'] Date: 2023-04-05 Climate positive residential development in Berlin, Germany https://www.peter-ruge.de/project/klimapositiv-wohnen-in-berlin/language/en https://inhabitat.com/live-in-a-climate-positive-off-grid-housing-development/ Senang residential block in Amsterdam heated and cooled with collective heat pump https://inhabitat.com/earth-friendly-residential-block-has-new-take-on-old-design/ http://www.m3h.nl/project/senang-transformatie-indische-buurt-amsterdam/ Net positive certified office furniture from Humanscale, certified by Living Product Challenge* https://www.humanscale.com/blog/humanscale-wins-metropolis-planet-positive-award https://inhabitat.com/humanscale-wows-with-26-net-positive-certified-products/ *https://living-future.org/lpc/ Editorial Comment: Interface, the international carpet tile manufacturer, has achieved zero environmental impact after working towards it for more than 20 years and is producing a net positive carpet product: https://solarray.blogspot.com/2022/03/interface-from-living-zero-to-climate.html Net positive Brink Tower in Amsterdam, including aquifer thermal energy storage (ATES) system https://www.mecanoo.nl/Projects/project/266 https://inhabitat.com/brink-tower-in-amsterdam-is-a-pillar-of-sustainable-design/ A sustainable city for 150,000 in Africa producing 100% of its food, water, and energy on site https://urb.ae/projects/theparks/ https://inhabitat.com/the-parks-will-be-africas-largest-sustainable-city/ Factory-made, modular net zero-ready buildings from Vantem https://vantem.com https://cleantechnica.com/2022/11/25/vantem-offers-energy-efficient-factory-made-modular-dwellings/ Triple Zero – planning a decarbonized logistics facility, aiming for net zero emissions over the entire lifecycle of the building https://nrep.com/project/triple-zero/ https://inhabitat.com/triple-zero-is-going-above-and-beyond-decarbonizing/ Largest net zero building in Boston, BU’s Center for Computing and Data Sciences uses geothermal energy https://www.wbur.org/news/2022/12/07/boston-university-unveils-citys-largest-net-zero-building-geothermal Regenerative architecture - net zero complex in Yakushima, Japan which enhances the local ecology https://www.to-no.me/works/sumu-yakushima https://inhabitat.com/regenerative-architecture-in-japan-is-100-off-grid/ Zero net energy remodels case studies https://zeroenergyproject.com/renovate/zero-energy-remodels-case-studies/ hat tip Ambrose Spencer Podcast on designing net zero energy homes https://propane.com/environment/podcast/2-17-designing-zero-net-energy-homes/?utm_campaign=p20-podcast__aud-etl__str-etl NREL pilot program for mass energy efficiency retrofits https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/energy-efficiency/foam-panels-can-turn-old-abodes-into-energy-efficient-homes-of-the-future [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/4/5/2162294/-Zero-Net-Energy-April-5-2023 Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/