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By Marlene Cimons It is hard to build a net-zero building — one that produces more energy than it consumes — in the middle of a city. For one thing, nearby skyscrapers might block sunlight from reaching rooftop solar panels. For another, urban office buildings are cramped for space, and it generally isn’t possible to set up wind turbines on site. But Martine Rothblatt, head of United Therapeutics, would not yield when it came to the company’s new headquarters. When designers warned that erecting a net-zero building in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland would be a formid”

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A Peak Inside the Unisphere, One of the World’s Largest Net-Zero Buildings

It is hard to build a net-zero building — one that produces more energy than it consumes — in the middle of a city....

Guest ContributorDecember 31, 2019

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Pertamina Builds Net Zero Skyscraper In Jakarta For HQ

Originally published on Green Building Elements. Indonesia’s state-owned energy company, Pertamina, began construction on its new headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia in January, 2014. Designed...

Steve HanleyJanuary 4, 2015

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Cost Of “Zero Carbon” Building Halved In UK

Originally published on Energy Post. New analysis produced by Sweett Group for the Zero Carbon Hub, a non-profit association in the UK, shows that “the...

Guest ContributorFebruary 13, 2014