In these new Catskills homes, no fossil fuels are allowed | The all-electric, solar-powered homes are designed using passive house principles.yaleclimateconnections.orgexternal-link silence7 ( @silence7@slrpnk.net ) M Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish • 1 month ago message-square6fedilinkarrow-up171
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minus-square lnxtx ( @lnxtx@feddit.nl ) linkfedilinkEnglish4•1 month agoIs it possible to scale it up, like a condo? To limit the urban sprawl?
minus-square HobbitFoot ( @HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club ) linkfedilinkEnglish4•1 month 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-square silence7 ( @silence7@slrpnk.net ) OPlinkfedilink3•1 month 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.