Zero Net Energy - January 18, 2017

 Phipps Center for Sustainable Landscapes - greenest building in the world?

https://phipps.conservatory.org/green-innovation/at-phipps/center-for-sustainable-landscapes-greenest-building-in-the-world/

Dutch net zero retrofitting on an industrial approach

http://blog.rmi.org/blog_2015_04_16_taking_dutch_housing_from_energy_hog_to_net_zero

hat tip to Gil Friend

Newstead, Australia, population 500, planning to be 100% renewably powered within 5 years

http://www.renewablenewstead.com.au

Agora Gardens in Taipei - a green building that absorbs CO2

http://vincent.callebaut.org/object/130122_taipei/taipei/projects

Smart green tower in Freiburg Im Breisgau, Germany, 16 stories, net energy plus solar with lithium ion battery storage, rooftop garden

http://www.freyarchitekten.com/en/projects/smart-green-tower/#read-more-2945

KU students build net zero, Passive House, LEED Platinum certified home

http://studio804.com/2015-1301-new-york.html

http://inhabitat.com/kansas-university-students-build-net-zero-home-with-leed-platinum-and-passive-house-certification/

Heidelberg Village - 162 apartments built to Passive House standards

https://www.fastcoexist.com/3063270/this-will-be-the-largest-passive-house-apartment-complex-in-the-world/2

Passively heated and cooled building in Austria

http://architizer.com/projects/2226/

http://inhabitat.com/austrian-residential-building-relies-entirely-on-nature-for-heating-cooling-and-ventilation/

CO’s net zero energy districts

https://www.greenbiz.com/article/new-zero-energy-districts-mile-high-and-growing

RMI’s An Integrative Business Model for Net Zero Energy Districts

http://www.rmi.org/Content/Files/Insight%20brief_Net-zero%20energy8_2.pdf

ReGen Village designed to produce all its own food and energy

https://www.dezeen.com/2016/05/20/effekt-designs-regen-villages-produce-own-food-energy-danish-pavilion-venice-architecture-biennale-2016/

http://www.regenvillages.com

Northernmost net positive energy office building (so far)

http://snohetta.com/projects/283-powerhouse-telemark

http://inhabitat.com/worlds-northernmost-plus-energy-office-could-spark-an-energy-revolution/