Energy-plus-house

Energy-plus-house

An energy-plus-house produces more energy from renewable energy sources, on average over the course of a year, than it imports from external sources. This is achieved using some combination microgeneration technology and low-energy building techniques such as passive solar building design, insulation and careful site selection and placement.

It may involve a sort of post-modernFact|date=May 2008 minimalism that uses a minimum of modern conveniences, all of which have low-energy requirements. However many energy-plus houses are near indistinguishable from a traditional home, since they simply use the most energy-efficient solutions (i.e. appliances, fixtures, etc) throughout the house.

ee also

*Low energy building
*Zero energy building
*Autonomous building
*Passive house
*Passive solar building design
*List of energy topics
*List of environment topics
*Alternative fuel
*Fossil fuels
*Future energy development
*Hubbert peak theory

External links

* [http://live.pege.org/2005-plus-energy-village - Plus energy village] in Freiburg Germany
* [http://live.pege.org/2001 - GEMINI inhabited solar power plant] turnable house in Weiz Styria Austria


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