Zero Net Energy - November 21, 2016

 5 companies leading the field in net zero building

https://www.greenbiz.com/article/5-companies-leading-charge-net-zero-building

Zero net energy row house project in Sweden

http://inhabitat.com/solar-powered-swedish-homes-produce-at-least-as-much-energy-as-they-consume/

http://www.archdaily.com/792318/power-to-the-people-street-monkey-architects

http://streetmonkey.se/?portfolio=the-powerhouse-12

Heidelberg Village PassivHaus development of 162 units, including rooftop and vertical gardens

http://www.freyarchitekten.com/en/projects/552_heidelberg-village.html

http://www.heidelberg-village.de

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

http://blog.rmi.org/blog_2016_08_01_Report_Release_An_Integrative_Business_Model_For_Net_Zero_Energy_Districts

Hampshire College’s RW Kern Center, zero net energy built to Living Building Challenge standards

http://www.brunercott.com/projects/kern-center/

Zero net energy retrofits for a Whole Foods grocery and a mixed use historic building with 91 low-income residents in SF

https://cleantechnica.com/2016/09/20/zero-net-energy-projects-to-transform-affordable-housing-and-grocery-industry/

http://prospectsv.org/2016/04/13/whole-foods-market-sf-zne/

http://prospectsv.org/2016/05/17/innovate-net-zero-project/

UK Green Building Council’s office renovation for lowest carbon footprint

https://cleantechnica.com/2016/11/01/uk-green-building-council-hq-renovations-set-record-lowest-carbon-footprint/

http://www.ukgbc.org/resources/key-statistics/uk-gbc-office-refurbishment-annotated-diagram

http://www.ukgbc.org/sites/default/files/UK-GBC%20Storyboard%20%2014.10.16%20low%20res.pdf

Zero emissions hydrogen fuel cell train

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/germany-unveils-zero-emissions-train-only-emits-steam-lower-saxony-hydrogen-powered-a7391581.html?cmpid=facebook-post

Regenerative villages

https://www.businessinsider.nl/self-sufficient-village-regen-2016-9/

Aruba commits to 100% renewables by2020

http://www.ecowatch.com/aruba-renewable-energy-2089477899.html

Santa Monica requires all new single-family homes to be net zero energy

https://cleantechnica.com/2016/11/19/santa-monica-require-new-single-family-homes-net-zero-energy/

Ecocor - prefab Passive House construction

http://www.ecocor.us