Browsing: Net Zero Energy

With regard to construction and demolition waste, getting to zero will require completely rethinking a building’s design and construction. Open…

Waste is a by-product of nearly every activity on Earth, representing tremendous “waste” of a variety of resources, everything from…

Rainwater Collection To achieve net zero water, we need to first determine the volume of water we are able to…

As society further recognizes the cost of large-scale district or municipal water treatment plants to treat water to potable water…

Now let’s follow the water flowing through the meter into the typical household. Low-flow toilets, faucets, and showerheads continue to…

The treatment and pumping processes required for municipal water and wastewater services can be the largest consumer of electric energy…

This article is dedicated to changing the common perception of where water comes from, how much of it is ours…

Miscellaneous electrical loads (MELS) can be almost as high as the lighting and appliance loads (which include entertainment and computer…

It is important to note that, in modeling the home during the design phase, we made revisions to the design…

Now our goal from here on is to look at all the things that use energy in the home and…