Posts From September, 2023

Carrier's Sustainable and High-Efficiency Solutions for Home Builders

Celebrating Earth Day
Carrier
As we celebrate Earth Month, it's important to recognize the role that sustainable and high-efficiency solutions play in protecting our planet. Carrier, a global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions, is dedicated to providing innovative products for home builders that reduce environmental impact and drive progress for the planet. This Earth Month, let's explore how Carrier is making a difference with its commitment to sustainability. High-Efficiency Solutions for a Greener Future Carrier's high-efficiency solutions are designed to meet the needs of both single and multi-family real estate owners. The Infinity Heat Pump with Greenspeed Technology is a prime example of Carrier's innovative approach to energy-efficient heating and cooling. This heat pump operates efficiently at lower temperatures and uses electricity instead of fossil fuels, which can help reduce carbon emissions and overall energy costs compared to a gas furnace. In dual fuel applications, building ... read more
 

Five Sustainable Eco Homes Built With Style

Think Wood Blog
Five Sustainable Eco Homes Built With Style
The role of the construction industry in combating climate change is a relatively new consideration, but one that is gaining prominence on sustainability agendas at a global scale. At the recent UN Climate Change Conference, the program included a day dedicated to buildings and cities, as well as the Build Better Now virtual pavilion, showcasing seventeen sustainable projects. In advance of COP26, the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and Architects Declarehosted a Built Environment Summit, prompting a collective call to the built environment sector to embed, replicate, and scale up sustainable best practice designs. Similar to local recycling efforts, individual home owners, contractors, and developers each have a role to play in reducing carbon emissions at the residential scale. Here are five project examples that illustrate how you can build single-family housing sustainably, with style. Urban Eco Home Infill Non-profit development firm ​Midtown... read more
 

How We Should Build Sustainable Homes of the Future

Schneider Electric Blog
How We Should Build Sustainable Homes of the Future
Compared to many other industries, the construction industry has traditionally been slow at technological development[1]. This is changing rapidly, and more than digitization and emerging technologies, Sustainability is going to become one of the dominant disruptive forces to transform construction industry, and specifically, housing construction, in this century. Clean energy transition will result in green net zero homes of the future that will actively reduce our carbon footprint. Existing buildings are responsible for approximately 40% of EU energy consumption and 36% of the greenhouse gas emissions, meaning they are the single largest energy consumer in Europe. By contrast, well-sealed, insulated, and energy efficient net zero homes of the future will produce as much renewable energy as they consume. They will be carbon-free and the energy bills of their residents will be zero. We may already be on this path towards net zero, but this journey depends on several factors as... read more