In these new Catskills homes, no fossil fuels are allowed | The all-electric, solar-powered homes are designed using passive house principles.
In these new Catskills homes, no fossil fuels are allowed » Yale Climate Connections
Is it possible to scale it up, like a condo? To limit the urban sprawl?
It really isn't all that special (though I started to skim it). Triple pane windows, heat exchanger on hvac, solar panels.
I wonder if they also have awnings over south facing windows. It's an old practice (in the Northern Hemisphere) to reduces summer sunlight but allow the winter sun to come through the windows
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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.