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et zero energy city planned for Egypt - producing more energy AND food than it consumes https://urb.ae/projects/nexgensustainablecity/ https://inhabitat.com/first-climate-positive-net-zero-city-in-the-world/ Hotels With Net-Zero Ambitions https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/26/travel/hotels-sustainability-net-zero.html Net positive hotel being built in Denver, CO h https://inhabitat.com/first-carbon-positive-hotel-in-the-us-breaks-ground/ Critique by James Kunstler: https://kunstler.com/eyesore-of-the-month/may-2022/ Net zero energy renovation at the 2022 International Builder's Show (which is actually net positive energy renovation) https://www.rateitgreen.com/green-building-community/discussions/example-of-a-net-zero-energy-renovation-ibs-2022-home-tour-saw-horse-design/5804 Solar Exoskeletons – An integrated building system combining solar gain control with structural efficiency https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0038092X22003930 Not solar roads but

  Treehouse with "green walls, facades and rooftops, plus water features, natural light, and ventilation strategies to green the traditional office building,” winning an award from the World Green Building Council https://www.archdaily.com/974806/ronald-lu-and-partners-competition-winning-design-re-imagines-the-workplace https://inhabitat.com/biophilic-treehouse-imagines-a-greener-office-experience/ Decarbonization During Predevelopment of Modular Building Solutions - report on modular low-income housing https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy22osti/81037.pdf hat tip and article  https://cleantechnica.com/2022/02/23/net-zero-energy-blok-by-blok-lower-emissions-costs-with-net-zero-energy-modules/ McDonald’s build UK’s first “net zero” restaurant - including embodied carbon https://www.treehugger.com/mcdonalds-net-zero-restaurant-uk-5220187 Net zero tiny home on wheels https://www.firstlightstudio.co.nz/ohariu-tiny-home https://www.yankodesign.com/2021/07/09/this-tiny-home-on-wheels-is-solar-p

  No waste, no carbon, net zero home https://www.acsarchitect.com/baboolal-residence https://inhabitat.com/no-waste-no-carbon-no-wonder-this-net-zero-home-breaks-the-mold/ Singapore plans a “forest town” https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/04/singapore-sustainable-smart-town-tengah Zero Carbon Communities Guide https://bze.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/BZE-Zero-Carbon-Communities-Guide-v4.pdf hat tip to Robert McEleney Near net zero factory to residential retrofit in Rotterdam https://www.orangearchitects.nl/projects/ptt-binnenrotte/ https://inhabitat.com/a-telecoms-building-gets-a-new-life-as-energy-producing-apartments/ Net zero energy fire station and community hall for Onondaga Nation: "The new firehouse is named Tsha’thoñswatha,’ meaning 'where they put it out.' The aspirations of the Tsha’thoñswatha were: It will be built by the people of the Nation; It will walk gently on Mother Earth; It will be a vital part of the community and draw the community closer; It wi

    Ithaca, NY raises $100 million to decarbonize its buildings https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/aug/19/ithaca-new-york-raised-100m-climate-proof-buildings https://inhabitat.com/ithaca-raises-100m-to-decarbonize-buildings/ 18 story tower gets a deep energy retrofit https://www.eraarch.ca/project/ken-soble-tower-transformation/ https://inhabitat.com/ken-soble-tower-sets-an-example-for-high-rise-sustainability/ Editorial Comment:  Greening the Empire State Building (from 2011) https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2011/9/10/1015400/ WorldG[reen]B[uilding]C[ouncil] Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment expands to include embodied carbon https://www.worldgbc.org/news-media/commitment-includes-embodied-carbon WorldGBC Advancing Net Zero Project https://www.worldgbc.org/advancing-net-zero Telosa - "To create a new city in America that sets a global standard for urban living, expands human potential, and becomes a blueprint for future generations" https://cityoftelosa.com http

  Zero emissions drive would grow U.S. economy - Report shows meeting Paris climate goals would add trillions of dollars in economic growth https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2021/03/zero-emissions-drive-would-grow-u-s-economy/ https://energyinnovation.org/publication/a-1-5-celsius-pathway-to-climate-leadership-for-the-united-states/ Zero net energy, waste, and water development in Albany, NY http://garrisonarchitects.com/projects/the-seventy-six https://www.treehugger.com/triple-net-zero-development-albany-5118512 NC net zero home https://inhabitat.com/no-waste-no-carbon-no-wonder-this-net-zero-home-breaks-the-mold/ https://www.acsarchitect.com/baboolal-residence Carbon neutral, net energy positive ecodistrict for Lille, France https://vincent.callebaut.org/object/210126_archiborescence/archiborescence/projects https://inhabitat.com/vincent-callebaut-envisions-a-carbon-neutral-district-for-france/ Toranomon-Azabudai Project - an urban village for Tokyo focusing on “green” and “wellnes

    Making a wooden solar insolation visualization https://youtu.be/PvcvY4ToFaQ https://www.makingdatatangible.com/solar/  - program to help you make your own https://pysolar.readthedocs.io/en/latest/  - a collection of Python libraries for simulating the irradiation of any point on earth by the sun Editorial Comment:  possibly a useful tool for those thinking about solar in relation to zero net energy District heating in Sweden https://www.ecowatch.com/sweden-renewable-energy-homes-2647776925.html World’s largest PassivHaus-certified office building  https://handelarchitects.com/project/winthrop-center https://inhabitat.com/this-will-be-the-worlds-largest-passive-house-certified-office-building/ Saudi Arabia to build a zero emissions city https://www.dw.com/en/saudi-arabia-to-build-a-zero-emissions-city/a-56189240 Sustainable Housing Ownership Project, Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation https://thundervalley.org/program-guide/sustainble-home-owenership-project Gothenburg