“Freiburg, a historic town in South-Western Germany, has been leading environmental policy and practice for over two decades in Europe, and its two urban extensions Vauban and Rieselfeld have generated great interest.”
Again simply put, this small housing development, over its projected life span, will produce more energy than it consumes.
The biggest and hardest question to answer, and one I’m not sure if I’ll get to is....
Do these calculations include the energy cost (or requirement) of construction?
Or do they simply ‘RUN’ on lower energy levels?
News article : Is this the greenest city in the world? http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/mar/23/freiburg.germany.greenest.city Accessed 16 September 2009 . Accessed September 16 2009
A Video Overview of the developments : http://showcase.hcaacademy.co.uk/case-study/ecotowns-freiburg-germany.html . Accessed September 16 2009
A full run down on the project : http://www.cafebabel.com/eng/article/3093/eco-housing-renaissance-put-less-carbon-in-the-air.html . Accessed September 16 2009
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