Challenge: Design a Passive House for New Orleans

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Our goal is straightforward: to achieve a dramatic reduction in the climate-change-causing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of the Building Sector by changing the way buildings and developments are planned, designed and constructed. Architecture 2030

The research from Architecture 2030 and the EIA has shown both the building industry and general public some staggering numbers; building operations for residential, commercial and industrial structures use 77% of ALL the electricity produced in the USA, not to mention 49% of energy consumption.

Just some additional numbers to take into consideration: transportation accounted for 33.5% of CO2 emissions and the industry field within the USA 19.6%.  Even more of a concern is the building sector’s 46.9% reading.

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Cite: Kelly Minner. "Challenge: Design a Passive House for New Orleans" 06 Apr 2011. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/125478/challenge-design-a-passive-house-for-new-orleans> ISSN 0719-8884

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