Zero Net Energy - October 19, 2018

Zero Carbon Race - The first STATE to achieve a NET ZERO CARBON ECONOMY with the BEST QUALITY OF LIFE WINS.

http://fp2w.org

ECO360 - energy positive house in Tel Aviv

https://www.archdaily.com/897169/eco360-geotectura-studio

https://inhabitat.com/plus-energy-home-is-a-beacon-of-sustainability-in-tel-aviv/

One DeLisle - Toronto tower with interesting structure that may (I’m not quite sure) offset all its energy through local district heating system

http://studiogang.com/project/one-delisle

https://inhabitat.com/studio-gang-to-sustainably-grow-toronto-with-this-energy-efficient-tower/

Online building carbon footprint tools

http://www.afd.fr/en/afd-carbon-footprint-tool-projects-users-guide-and-methodology

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180719101258.htm

Editorial Comment:  “[USA] GSA Carbon Footprint Tool  Decommissioned Spring 2017”  

Teenagers from Romania, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Norway design a building of the future combining energy and resource efficiency with vertical gardens

https://amp-indiatimes-com.amp.cloudflare.com/v/s/amp.indiatimes.com/technology/science-and-future/6-teens-designed-this-world-s-most-green-building-to-help-fight-climate-change-overpopulation-350165.html

Ask This Old House visits a net zero community, Whisper Valley near Austin, TX - some units available for below market rates

https://www.thisoldhouse.com/watch/net-zero-community-live-edge-ask-toh

19 cities commit to net zero carbon buildings by 2030

https://cleantechnica.com/2018/08/27/from-london-to-new-york-19-cities-commit-to-net-zero-carbon-buildings-by-2030/

Sustainable City Dubai - "a working model of what the future could look like"

https://www.thesustainablecity.ae

Editorial Comment:  We need to think a little more about what the future could look like

Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment - 38 signatories made up of 12 businesses, 22 cities, and four states and regions from around the world at the Global Climate Action Summit in SF:  "All buildings within direct control of the organisation to operate at net zero carbon by 2030, and all buildings by 2050"

http://www.worldgbc.org/thecommitment

Chinese concept net zero house

https://inhabitat.com/mad-unveils-biophilic-home-of-the-future-that-produces-all-its-own-energy-in-china/

This Old House building a net zero house in Jamestown, RI

https://www.thisoldhouse.com/watch/jamestown-net-zero-house

ZNE Living in Mid-Coast Maine in Falmouth, ME - NESEA tour on Friday, November 9, 2018

http://nesea.org/11-09-18