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The new green standard: Zero carbon without a net

from Treehugger

The new green standard: Zero carbon without a net Treehugger What should our targets be in green building design? Many like the idea of net zero energy. I have never been crazy about it, given that it doesn't really reduce demand, it just pretends to offset it. I preferred architect Elrond Burrell's concept of Radical Building Efficiency, as in Passive House, which does a fine job of dealing with operating energy, but has little to say about embodied carbon, the upfront carbon emissions released making all the materials that go into a building. READ MORE

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