7 years toward zero energy
Posted on | July 21, 2009 | No Comments
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The Beddington Zero Energy Development – BedZED for short – is now seven years old in England and a report has been drafted that describes how much its residents have reduced their carbon footprints. I won’t get too far into the report, as Treehugger does a great job of that already, but I think it’s interesting that this development goes so far above and beyond other housing to reduce energy but the average resident’s carbon footprint is still an average of 8.9 – 9.9 tonnes. To be truly sustainable on a global level, that number should come down to 1! So we really have a long way to go before we are building homes that contribute more effectively to a carbon-free lifestyle.
Tags: carbon > design > energy > footprint > globalwarming > home > housing > passive > saving > sustainable > technology
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