Category: Energy

27th International Passive House Conference presents solutions for renovations & much more Darmstadt, Germany /Innsbruck, Austria. "It's the existing buildings that matter!" From the start of the 27th International Passive House Conference in Innsbruck, the Passive House The institute emphasized the importance of highly energy-efficient renovations for climate protection. Diana Ürge-Vorsatz from the IPCC also called for renovations and new builds to focus exclusively on high energy efficiency. The international…

Climate Alliance, Europe's largest city network, has made a bold move in its new policy manifesto, advocating for the #PassiveHouse standard to be at the forefront of building regulations. This is a monumental step towards sustainable urban development, aligning perfectly with the goals of our #outPHit project. As cities across Europe look to lower their carbon footprints, adopting #PassiveHouse can play a pivotal role in transforming our urban landscapes into…

The facility in Milton, Ontario, also includes an enhanced envelope and precast panel insulation to reduce air leakage. Credit: BGO Fifth Line Business Park in Milton, Ontario, features the first all-electric, net zero, carbon speculative industrial building. This 234,061 ft2 industrial building offers state-of-the-art net zero carbon specifications including an all-electric HVAC system that is 200%-300% more efficient than standard systems and a 500 kW rooftop solar array that negates 100%…

The Department of Energy this week released the latest iteration in a series of reports on the potential of next-generation geothermal energy. The DOE said the report, Pathways to Commercial Liftoff: Next-Generation Geothermal Power, shows how advanced geothermal technology could increase the United States’ geothermal energy production by a factor of 20. The report is the ninth installment in the DOE’s Liftoff series that was introduced in March 2023. Continue…

Utilities in some states are proposing new natural gas plants to keep up with rising electricity demand. “I can’t recall the last time I was so alarmed about the country’s energy trajectory,” Tyler Norris, a power systems expert and PhD student at the Nicholas School of the Environment told The New York Times. Norris wrote a policy brief last year that provides an example of an innovative regulatory solution that…

It’s been four years now, but Microsoft’s Redmond campus modernization is almost finished. The massive 72-acre rebuild includes dozens of hopefully planet-saving designs and features, but none are more impressive than the Geothermal Energy Center (TEC). Continue Reading