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Re: Carbon Neutral Buildings
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Date: August 4, 2014, 9:23 pm
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Green Building Spotlight: Climate Ribbon Replaces Air
Conditioning in Miami ;D
SustainableBusiness.com News
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Re: Carbon Neutral Buildings
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Date: August 15, 2014, 6:29 pm
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Bauhaus: 100% Solar, Electric Houseboat in Action
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Re: Carbon Neutral Buildings
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Date: August 23, 2014, 3:16 pm
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08/22/2014 02:42 PM
Electrical Unions Launch Net-Zero Energy Training Center for
Members
SustainableBusiness.com News
Thousands of electrical workers will soon be trained each year
as "Total Solution Providers" - skilled in the most advanced
energy efficiency, renewable energy and smart grid technologies.
Opening next year, the Net Zero Plus Electrical Training
Institute in Los Angeles will train union members in demand
response, grid reliability technology, utility-scale battery
storage, advanced building and lighting controls, and plug load
strategies.
The project is a collaboration between International Brotherhood
of Electrical Workers Local 11 and Los Angeles Chapter of the
National Electrical Contractors Association (LA/NECA).
"The electrical industry is currently undergoing a revolution
due to improved energy efficiency practices, integration of
renewable energy on the grid, and developing clean
technologies," says James Willson, Executive Director of
LA/NECA. "Net Zero Plus is at the center of this revolution and
will transform the way buildings use, produce, store, and sell
energy." ;D
It will be housed in a 142,000 square foot building being
renovated as a net-zero energy facility.
Mostly US-made products will be featured at the "living lab and
demonstration center" where emerging technologies will be
tested, showcased, and even commercialized.
For example, the facility will house Smart Microgrids of various
sizes to demonstrate how existing electrical infrastructure can
be integrated with advanced electronics, battery storage, PV
solar panels, and advanced lighting controls. A utility-scale
system will integrate 12 vehicle-charging stations and a
high-efficiency chilled water system.
Also integrated into the building will be energy efficient
building technologies such as plug load strategies, data
management, operable and dimmable skylights, extremely efficient
industrial fans, exterior solar shading, and high Solar
Reflective Index roofing material.
This is the second net-zero energy training center in California
for electricians. The much smaller one in San Leandro,
California fosters advanced skills in building automation,
lighting control and on-site power generation.
IBEW's interest in advanced energy dates back to 2002, when they
added solar PV to their headquarters in San Jose, California -
also used to train electricians. The union later added solar
systems on IBEW training centers in New York, California, New
Jersey and other states to use for training.
These skills will be highly valued in California as the state
moves toward net-zero energy for new residential construction by
2020 and commercial construction by 2030.
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Re: Carbon Neutral Buildings
DIR By: AGelbert
Date: August 24, 2014, 2:46 pm
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Carbon-Neutral Office Space? ;D
This virtually self sustaining office building is now built! At
the edge of Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood, the Bullitt
Center as of April 2013, has two thirds of the space already
leased.
It's beyond simply being "green". All its water will be
supplied by rainwater collected in a 56,000 gallon cistern. They
have composting toilets, a grand staircase with a view to
discourage elevator use, and rooftop photovoltaics ready to
produce 230,000 kilowatt hours a year, hopefully enough to break
even with the energy use of the building.
The goal is to prove that carbon-neutral office space can be
commercially viable. And they encourage copycats!
From the website www.bullittcenter.org:
"The goal of the Bullitt Center is to change the way buildings
are designed, built and operated to improve long-term
environmental performance and promote broader implementation of
energy efficiency, renewable energy and other green building
technologies in the Northwest.
The building is seeking to meet the ambitious goals of the
Living Building Challenge, the world’s most strenuous benchmark
for sustainability.
For example, a solar array will generate as much electricity as
the building uses and rain will supply as much water, with all
wastewater treated onsite.
By creating a place where every worker has access to fresh air
and daylight, the Bullitt Center will create a healthy, human
environment that is more pleasant and more productive than most
commercial buildings."
Amen!
--Bibi Farber
For more information see: www.bullittcenter.org
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Breaking Ground on RMI’s Groundbreaking Building
DIR By: AGelbert
Date: October 9, 2014, 8:33 pm
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Breaking Ground on RMI’s Groundbreaking Building ;D
Next week on October 15, Rocky Mountain Institute breaks ground
on the exciting construction of our new building—the RMI
Innovation Center—in Basalt, Colorado. The downtown Basalt
location is just down the road from where RMI was founded over
32 years ago and where our co-founder and chief scientist, Amory
Lovins, lives in his legendary energy-efficient home known as
the Lovins GreenHome.
Continuing RMI’s presence in the Roaring Fork Valley near Aspen
is an important ingredient in our ability to reach our audience
and the global leaders we hope to collaborate with in our work.
RMI’s market-driven, business-led approach to shifting from
fossil fuels to efficiency and renewables requires collaboration
with a diverse set of stakeholders. Our new building, with its
convening center—the White Steyer Impact Studio—will provide an
amazing venue to do just that.
Building on 32 years of RMI inspiring change in efficiency, this
project will be the pinnacle of energy-efficient design,
requiring no fossil fuels. Our dedicated and innovative design
team, selected in early 2013, has been an extraordinary
partner—and we’re all very excited to see the building take
shape.
The project originated with four main goals:
•Create a building that exemplifies and amplifies RMI’s mission
and program—taking RMI to its “next generation”
•Create the highest-performing building possible
•Create a replicable process and business case
•Create a beautiful structure focused on community outreach and
occupant experience
The building, nearly 16,000 square feet in total, includes 7,750
square feet of workspace, 4,420 square feet of convening and
collaboration spaces, and 3,440 square feet of amenities and
support space. It is planned for 50 employees and convening
events with up to 80 people, with space for breakout sessions.
The building is designed with growth in mind and the site has
been approved for 4,000 square feet of future expansion.
We believe this building will become a highly replicable and
scalable model of excellent, cost-effective, integrative design.
This 100-year building is one RMI will be proud of for
generations to come.
And we hope to influence the industry with our approach. Like
ours, 90 percent of commercial buildings are less than 25,000
square feet. Offices are the largest use of commercial buildings
of this size, many of which are owner occupied. Many of the
principles can also be applied to existing buildings, of which
three-fourths will be retrofitted by 2035. In the building
industry, we have experienced over and over that truly
innovative case studies are game changers. It is an industry of
followers, and as a leader in that industry, we are setting a
strong example.
There are several things that set our building apart, including
an integrated project delivery process, ultra-low energy use,
substantial on-site renewable energy generation, and a
pioneering greywater system.
Integrated Project Delivery
Integrated project delivery (IPD) is a compelling business
construct that organizes the owner, architect, and general
contractor in a tri-party agreement, breaking down the
traditional hierarchy that disintegrates projects and creates
suboptimal design solutions. In this multiparty agreement, we
are all working towards a common goal, with skin in the
game—there is a financial risk/reward pool that motivates all
players to bring innovative ideas to the table to meet the very
aggressive project goals while delivering the project on budget.
This model has been used frequently on large-scale buildings but
on only a handful of smaller buildings. The model has great
potential but needs some simplification to make it more easily
applied to small projects. RMI has been documenting our findings
and lessons learned, including those from the architect and
general contractor. We will release an honest summary of those
findings once construction is complete and we finalize our
project costs (and hopeful savings). Stay tuned…
Ultra-low energy use
With our roof-mounted solar photovoltaics, we will be net
positive, producing more energy than we use on an annual basis.
Energy use intensity (EUI) is to buildings what MPG is to cars.
And our building has an exceptional EUI—four times less than the
average energy use intensity for office buildings in the U.S.,
even before renewables are factored in. This building will have
one of the lowest EUIs for commercial buildings in the U.S. at
16 kBtu/ft2, and will be one of less than 200 buildings that
have achieved net-zero energy.
One of the major reasons our energy use is so low is that we are
shifting the way comfort is provided to the occupants by putting
it where they need it most: on their body. Most buildings
condition the entire volume of air (including the top four feet
of air above people’s heads). Instead we are heating and cooling
the people, not the space, by looking at all six factors that
affect a person’s thermal comfort—air temperature, wind speed,
humidity, clothing level, activity level, and the temperature of
the surrounding surfaces. This is a relatively new development
in buildings science and we are applying it as has never been
done before.
Besides incorporating thermal mass using phase-change material
and a highly insulating envelope, we will be using Hyperchairs.
The Hyperchair, developed by UC Berkeley’s Center for the Built
Environment, is one of the only “high-tech” pieces of equipment
in the building but a critical one. It is a chair that
integrates heating and fans into the seat and back, at very low
wattage, for individual comfort control (think of your car
seats).
The combination of these strategies enables us to expand our air
temperature set points from the typical 70 to 76 degrees F to a
wider range of 64 to 82 degrees F. This cuts our energy use in
half and enables us to entirely eliminate a central air
conditioning system and minimize heating to a small, distributed
system.
Renewable Energy
The south-facing solar photovoltaic system (approximately 80 kW)
will enable the building to generate over 100 percent of its
electricity on-site. Several electric vehicle (EV) charging
stations will allow EV drivers to charge their cars with
renewable electricity when parked at the Innovation Center.
Eventually, when bidirectional EV chargers are available, the
building will use the EV batteries to store energy and power the
building during peak times.
Since RMI is a nonprofit, we cannot take advantage of the tax
credits available for our PV system. We are working with
CollectiveSun, a group out of California, to set up a power
purchase agreement (PPA) between RMI and a third party that will
give RMI an overall lower cost of solar than we would have if we
purchased it outright. Plus, we will have a fixed cost for
electricity for the next period of time, between 15 and 25
years, depending on how the contract is finalized. The solar is
owned and maintained by the third party, who pays the initial
costs for the system and sells us the power we need.
Greywater in Colorado
Colorado is lagging behind many states in legally implementing
greywater reuse systems. This issue has been making headway at a
state level and next year the necessary state agencies will
hopefully pass regulations allowing legal implementation. It
will then be up to local jurisdictions to adopt regulations. We
are working closely with our jurisdiction and are planning ahead
for when we can fully engage our greywater system. We will have
dual plumbing in the walls and space in our mechanical room to
easily add the required treatment and storage and hook up to our
existing infrastructure. This system will eventually enable the
building to use no potable water for toilet flushing. Once
legal, our building will be one of the first to implement a
greywater system, setting a precedent in Colorado. The
building’s landscape is specifically designed to minimize
irrigation needs, maximize rainwater use, and utilize 100
percent non-potable water, which will be provided by runoff
water collected in a nearby pond.
If all these achievements—and more that you can read about on
our website—aren’t enough to convince someone of possible energy
savings, our building will achieve USGBC LEED Platinum, Living
Building Challenge petal certification, LIFI Net Zero Energy
certification, an anticipated Energy Star score of 100, and
exceed the Architecture 2030 Challenge.
We intend to share what we have learned on this building through
presentations, white papers, and blog posts during construction
and operation. Once we’re in the building gin late 2015, we
would be delighted to show you around.
Come visit and join us in our excitement for this breakthrough
building!
“This building will create delight when entered, health and
productivity when occupied, and regret when departed." Amory
Lovins
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RMI Co-Founder
and Chief Scientist
We are grateful to the many long-time friends and donors who
have stepped up with early capital gifts to help make this
building a reality. And to our talented team of experts —thank
you for your passion and expertise to make this building the
best it can be.
•ZGF Architects (architect of record)
•JE Dunn (general contractor)
•Graybeal Architects (local architect)
•Architectural Applications (high-performance design consultant)
•PAE Consulting Engineers, INC (mechanical, electrical,
plumbing, IT)
•DHM Design (landscape architect)
•David Nelson & Associates, LLC (lighting designer)
•True North Management (owners representative)
•Sopris Engineering, LLC (civil engineer)
•KPFF Consulting Engineers (structural engineers)
•TG Malloy (land planner)
•Resource Engineering Group (commissioning)
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Re: Carbon Neutral Buildings
DIR By: AGelbert
Date: October 10, 2014, 5:05 pm
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Net-Zero Neighborhoods Gaining Traction
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Emily Hois
October 10, 2014
The largest net-zero neighborhood in North America will be
constructed more than a mile above sea level. All 308 houses in
the Geos Neighborhood in Arvada, Colo. will harness sunlight and
the earth’s core to generate as much energy as the homes
consume.
But before the solar and geothermal technology comes into play,
the design of these cottages and multi-family dwellings will
reduce energy needs by 80 percent through efficiency concepts
including passive solar collection and extreme air tightness. In
fact, the layout of these residences at 5,540 feet will enable
the homes to collect 60 percent of their winter heating needs
through sunshine permeating the windows.
Homes Echo Values
Thanks to its monetary and environmental savings, energy
efficiency is valued by both residents and housing developers
along Colorado’s Front Range. Just ask New Town Builders. The
Denver-based developer was one of the first in Colorado to offer
production-scale net-zero homes, incorporating a 9.9 kilowatt
(kW) solar photovoltaic system, in addition to energy saving
appliances and efficiency designs. Originally priced in the mid
$400,000s, New Town’s net-zero homes cost about $27,000 more
than its homes without zero energy features.
For the second year in a row, New Town Builders was awarded by
the U.S. Department of Energy for its innovation and energy
efficiency, while maintaining interior comfort and durability.
The company is also Colorado’s first production builder to
include solar panels as a standard feature on its single-family
homes in Denver.
Financial Obstacles
Today’s green building materials have a longer lifespan —
between 20 and 50 years — which reduces maintenance costs,
reveals Regency Builders President Jon Schoenheider. “A home
built in 2014 saves almost 80 percent more in energy costs than
homes built 10-plus years ago,” Schoenheider said.
Although the savings generated by net-zero residences can total
several hundred dollars each month, the energy-saving features
are seldom taken into account by mortgage underwriters.
Therefore, it can be difficult to finance a net-zero home — even
for the most seemingly-eligible buyer.
Offsetting Energy with Community Solar
Individuals who are unable to qualify for a mortgage on a
net-zero home, or those who aren’t ready to buy a new house can
still offset their household’s energy use — with community
solar.
For example, Boulder-based Clean Energy Collective (CEC) allows
any homeowner, renter, business or municipality to purchase
enough photovoltaic (PV) panels to zero out their energy
consumption. The solar panels are located in a centralized solar
array that serves all residents within a given utility
territory, such as the Denver Community Solar Arrays that serve
Xcel Energy customers. Instead of the clean energy being
generated and consumed by a single residence, the solar power is
fed back to the utility grid and enables an entire community to
benefit from locally-sourced, renewable energy.
Mainstream by 2020?
But for those determined to live in a net-zero dwelling, more
options are becoming available every month. SunPower and KB
Homes have just announced a partnership to build "double"
net-zero energy homes that will feature solar electric panels
and battery back-up, in addition to energy-efficient appliances
and water recycling.
As net-zero communities continue to be tested by housing
developers across the country, some experts predict that these
buildings could hit the mainstream market as early as 2020.
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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Commons
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Passive House Retrofit Provides Homes for Homeless Families
SustainableBusiness.com News
One of the few buildings in the US certified to "Passive House"
standards will be home to low income and formerly homeless
families in Washington DC.
Called The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Commons, the deep
retrofit of three blighted buildings combines state-of-the-art
environmental design with affordable rents and support services
for homeless families.
36 formerly homeless and low income families will not only have
below-market rents, they will also get help finding employment,
along with other services for youth and families. A third of the
apartments are reserved for families with more intensive needs.
"Our goal is sustainability, not just in the environmental
sense, but in an economic sense to keep these families in a
stable, supportive situation," says Polly Donaldson, executive
director of the nonprofit co-developer Transitional Housing
Corporation.
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Before:
Green Building Passive House Before
After, but still ugly, unfortunately:
Green Building Passive House After
The deep energy retrofit includes super-insulation, an air-tight
building shell, energy recovery ventilation, tuned solar
shading & high performance windows and extremely efficient
active space conditioning, resulting in 60-90% lower energy
demand than conventional buildings.
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That's in addition to renovated kitchen and bathrooms, façade
improvements, a common laundry room and a community room with
computer workstations.
The development team: Zavos Architecture+Design, Hamel
Builders, JDC Construction, Passive to Positive, Entellis
Collaborative, Advanced Consulting Engineers, AMT Consulting
Engineers, and SK&A DC. Transitional Housing Corporation
functions as co-developer, landlord, and service provider.
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Weinberg Commons is one of just 21 apartment buildings
nationwide that are seeking Passive House certification, the
most stringent standards to date that achieve net-zero energy
buildings. ;D
Driving growth of affordable, high performance buildings is one
of six overarching goals of the ambitious Sustainable DC plan.
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Transitional Housing Corporation, which provides housing and
comprehensive support services for over 500 homeless and
at-risk families in Washington DC, purchased the complex.
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Re: Carbon Neutral Buildings
DIR By: AGelbert
Date: October 26, 2014, 6:19 pm
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Green Idea House
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100% Renewable Energy Goal Achieved: Net Zero, Carbon Emissions
Free , Cost-Effective Home Retrofit [/move]
Location: Hermosa Beach, California, USA
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Summary:
The Green Idea House is a simple and replicable – yet cost
effective – case study in creating a ‘net zero energy and zero
carbon’ home in Coastal California and similar regions. Net zero
energy means that the house will annually produce as much energy
as it consumes, and zero carbon means that the house will not
produce any carbon emissions.
This approach accelerates progress toward the California Public
Utilities Commission’s goal that “All new residential
construction in California will be zero net energy by 2020.” The
local investor owned utility Southern California Edison chose it
as the cornerstone case study to facilitate the transformation
of residential construction to net zero energy by 2020, studying
a real project on a constrained lot being undertaken by
motivated residents with a limited budget.
When the Fortunato family needed to expand and remodel their
modest home on a small city lot, the prospect of building green
was daunting and the learning curve steep. As a result, they
felt compelled to share what they were learning and create a
community around the idea that anyone should be able to build
affordably, sustainably, and with energy efficiency in mind.
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The process of designing, constructing and showcasing this
project created a robust collaborative involving private, public
and non-profit organizations. The Fortunatos used this team, as
well as their own passionate persistence and curiosity, to
identify and utilize materials that had the lowest lifecycle
ecological impact, while still being affordable and readily
available.
The final outcome was a remodel that, at $200/square foot
(before factoring in federal and state incentives for solar
panels and efficiency upgrades), cost below average for the
area, reduced the home's energy load by 80%, :o ;Dand created
a house that, to date, makes more power than it
uses.
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charge electric vehicles., which they intend to purchase to
replace their gas powered cars.
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return on
investment (ROI) for the 6.5 kilowatts of solar panels, one of
the most expensive elements of the retrofit, is approximately 8
years. The home is also healthy, as the Fortunato family made
sure to eliminate VOC's, outside pollutants, and other toxins
wherever possible.
The Green Idea House has attracted thousands of visitors wanting
to learn about the Fortunato's innovative project and how they
achieved it. The effort helped inspire the local City of Hermosa
Beach to pursue a Carbon Neutral plan, for which the city has
received state funding for a feasibility study.
Project Highlights:
• Supports state and city goals (including California's climate
legislation AB 32, which aims to curb the state's greenhouse gas
emissions)
• Demonstrates cost effectiveness and influences others to
reduce energy, water, waste, toxicity and greenhouse gas
emissions
• Provides a case study demonstrating sustainability methods and
construction techniques that can be applied to other projects
and identifies City codes that are not sustainability-friendly
• Stayed within current building codes and standards to
reinforce the feasibility of the average citizen being able to
replicate the principles of the project
• Supports local businesses and non-profits by creating
partnerships that bridge the gap between good ideas and the
opportunity for market transformation
• As a result, the Green Idea House won Los Angeles County’s
2012 Green Leadership Award.
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Photo Gallery (Daily Breeze)
Links:www.greenideahouse.com Hermosa Beach couple's remodel
aims to inspire eco-friendly methods:
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Re: Carbon Neutral Buildings
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World's Largest Motorcycle Manufacturer Opens Garden ???
Factory
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in India
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SustainableBusiness.com News
You wouldn't expect the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer
to have a "garden factory," but Hero Motocorp just opened one of
many planned in India.
Designed by iconic green architectural firm William McDonough +
Partners, it demonstrates what they call "Octa-Generation."
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That means the building
captures or generates eight things: electrical energy, heating,
cooling, water from the air, carbon dioxide for rooftop
greenhouses, food, jobs on the roof, and air quality for people
working in the building.
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It's been awarded LEED-Platinum from the Indian Green Building
Council, with the highest scores for any factory.[/I] It
combines a 1.5 megawatt solar system, extensive daylighting, a
green roof and rooftop greenhouses. An interior ‘bio-wall' of
vegetation filters indoor air.
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[i]McDonough Hero Factory
"We believe in giving back to the environment as much as we take
from it. And that is why Hero has kept the green concept in
focus while building this ‘Garden Factory'. As leaders in the
automotive industry, we fully realize our responsibility as an
opinion leader in the fast changing industrial environment. With
the knowledge that a cleaner, pollution-free environment is the
only way forward
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, we are ushering in an era of change. Today, we are living up
to that commitment by unveiling the first of our ‘Green Concept'
manufacturing unit which will serve as a template for our
upcoming production facilities to replicate," says Pawan Munjal,
CEO of Hero MotoCorp.
McDonough is also leading the design teams for Hero Motocorp's
new solar-powered
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McDonough Hero Factory1
Hero Motocorps parent, Hero Group is involved in many
industries, from IT to real estate, and its latest venture is
Hero Future Energies, where it plans to develop 1 gigawatt of
solar and wind energy by 2017.
You may know McDonough's work from Ford's Rouge Manufacturing
Center - home to the largest green roof in North America -
NASA's net-zero energy and water Sustainability Base - or
Method's new factory that's topped by an urban farm in Chicago.
Or you might know them for their cradle-to-cradle certification.
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Re: Carbon Neutral Buildings
DIR By: AGelbert
Date: December 7, 2014, 6:46 pm
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This is one of the MOST unique and beautiful tiny living
spaces we have seen- and it's made out of a shipping container!
Measuring only 10 square meters, this little cozy space has it
all: a real living room and bedroom (well.. you can't exactly
stand up in either but they do the job for sleeping and
lounging) a kitchen, office space and a terrific bathroom!
Creating a comfortable space with 10 square meters to work with
is a real accomplishment in itself. This house is also off grid,
with solar panels and rainwater collection.
Way to go Brenda Kelly!
--Bibi Farber
This video was produced by www.livingbiginatinyhouse.com
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