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Zero Net Energy – March 31, 2022

March 31, 2022 By gmoke

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-powered-net-zero-solution-designed-by-an-actual-architect/
https://inhabitat.com/net-zero-tiny-home-on-wheels/

New Zealand eco-lodge accepts the Living Building Challenge and is a net positive building
https://www.campglenorchy.co.nz/about-us/sustainability
https://inhabitat.com/ecolodge-camp-glenorchy-net-positive/

Cacao Eco Village in Ecuador will be 3D printed from cacao waste, the first of a planned global network of sustainable smart villages — a carbon-neutral circular economy for the cacao industry
https://valentinogareri.com/Cacao-Eco-Village
https://inhabitat.com/3d-printing-powers-carbon-neutral-cacao-village/
https://www.dezeen.com/2022/01/17/cacao-eco-village-valentino-gareri-atelier-eco-village-3d-printed/

Solar Decathlon finalists, all 55 of them (Wentworth Institute of Technology is a finalist in 3 different categories)
https://www.solardecathlon.gov/blog/archives/5989

Net zero energy prefabricated housing modules report from NREL, Wells Fargo, and Blokable
Article: https://www.nrel.gov/news/program/2022/blok-by-blok-lower-emissions-and-costs-with-net-zero-energy-modules.html
Report: https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy22osti/81037.pdf
hat tip Martin Voelker

The Independent – Austin, TX net energy neutral 58 story tower
http://www.rhodepartners.com/projects#/the-independent/
https://inhabitat.com/solar-helps-make-austin-tower-net-energy-neutral/

Sunflower Village – 3D printed net zero community
https://valentinogareri.com/Sunflower-Village
https://inhabitat.com/3d-printing-is-behind-plans-for-futuristic-sunflower-village/

Fresco Motors proposes net positive energy campus
https://www.frescomotors.com/campus
https://inhabitat.com/fresco-motors-unveils-futuristic-energy-positive-campus/

House Zero – 3D printed net zero energy house
https://www.iconbuild.com/housezero
https://inhabitat.com/this-net-zero-house-is-full-of-possibilities-for-the-future/

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