Green Options » Passive House http://greenoptions.com/tag/passive-house Posts tagged 'Passive House' Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:49:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Geothermal Delivers Free Energy to 200,000 in Italian City http://ecoworldly.com/2009/04/10/bye-bye-billing-an-italian-example-of-zero-cost-house/ http://ecoworldly.com/2009/04/10/bye-bye-billing-an-italian-example-of-zero-cost-house/#comments Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:49:00 +0000 Eva Pratesi http://ecoworldly.com/2009/04/10/bye-bye-billing-an-italian-example-of-zero-cost-house/

In the heart of Tuscany the city of Grosseto has recently presented an important eco-building project, the first in Italy that will allow residents to forget completely house bills.

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]]> http://ecoworldly.com/2009/04/10/bye-bye-billing-an-italian-example-of-zero-cost-house/feed/ Berkeley Architect Constructs Self-Heating Home http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/12/31/berkeley-architect-constructs-self-heating-home/ http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/12/31/berkeley-architect-constructs-self-heating-home/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 2008 07:00:39 +0000 Becky Striepe http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/12/31/berkeley-architect-constructs-self-heating-home/ A California architect has constructed a home that heats itself from the warmth of its appliances. Homes like this have been popular in Germany, where a local architect built the first of its kind in 1991, but they are only just starting to catch on here in the States.


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Nabih Tahan’s “Passive House” on Grant Street in Berkeley is the first one in California. It uses a ventilator to recycle the heat that radiates from the appliances, reducing the use of heat from fossil fuels by 80%-90%.

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