silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 3 months agoIn these new Catskills homes, no fossil fuels are allowed | The all-electric, solar-powered homes are designed using passive house principles.yaleclimateconnections.orgexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up180arrow-down10
arrow-up180arrow-down1external-linkIn these new Catskills homes, no fossil fuels are allowed | The all-electric, solar-powered homes are designed using passive house principles.yaleclimateconnections.orgsilence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square12fedilink
minus-squarelnxtx@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 months agoIs it possible to scale it up, like a condo? To limit the urban sprawl?
minus-squareHobbitFoot @thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 months agoThe Passive House concept by itself can scale up. However, it is expected that you might need to bring in more power from elsewhere at one point when solar alone isn’t sufficient to cover local demand.
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 months agoSomewhat; the highest-density housing is going to be a net consumer of energy from elsewhere though.
Is it possible to scale it up, like a condo? To limit the urban sprawl?
The Passive House concept by itself can scale up. However, it is expected that you might need to bring in more power from elsewhere at one point when solar alone isn’t sufficient to cover local demand.
Somewhat; the highest-density housing is going to be a net consumer of energy from elsewhere though.