New, affordable zero-emissions house to be built

CSIRO

In a first for Australia, a new type of house – one that is affordable and produces zero-emissions – is about to be built in the community of Laurimar north of Melbourne. Project leader, Dr Greg Foliente, said the aim was to construct a house that does not release any greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, to be achieved firstly by minimising energy consumption. The house, due for completion by late 2009, will be occupied by tenants for a year, during which energy use and greenhouse gas emissions will be monitored to measure the project’s success.

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