How does a city choked with traffic and packed full of carbon-emitting processes and structures reach a goal of net-zero carbon? And exactly how different would the urban environment look if it were net-zero?
Massachusetts state administrators note that cars are major contributors to carbon pollution, and any plan to achieve net-zero emissions must include the eradication of fossil fuel-powered automobiles.
Mayors from 19 American cities have formed a coalition to push green energy initiatives in their cities and make all buildings net-zero by 2050.
The UK is the first G7 country to commit to such an analysis, which could help bring its emissions in line with Paris agreement goals.
The concept utilizes a building’s thermal mass to drastically reduce energy use by around 85 percent.
The fact is, making the biggest possible dent in greenhouse gas emissions requires focusing on buildings.
This low-tech, energy efficient, and artistic solution to the sweltering heat harnesses the power of evaporative cooling. The innovative AC is made with conical clay tubes that naturally reduce temperature.
The home of the future could slash your utility bills and generate enough money to help pay the mortgage.
As green building increasingly becomes the norm, some savvy developers and owners and looking to the next phase of green building: healthier buildings that improve employee wellness.
Impressive as its scale is, size is among the least important things about the Gigafactory. The shift for large scale manufacturing is what is truly gargantuan. Tesla is reinventing mass production for the first time in a century.
WGBC has launched a groundbreaking project that will ensure all buildings are ‘net zero’ by 2050, in its bid to help deliver on the promise of the Paris Agreement to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions.
The largest net zero plus commercial building retrofit in the US officially opened a few days ago in Los Angeles.
Architecture firm EZAR and architect Juan Blazquez designed the CSI-IDEA Building in Malaga, Spain as a standard for net zero energy architecture.
World's highest efficiency rating achieved for CZTS thin-film solar cells.
Backed by startup incubator Y Combinator, Acre Designs is poised to transform the house building industry with prefabricated, net zero energy homes that are affordable and sustainable.
