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"A new all-electric and carbon-neutral housing development in New York State
forbids the use of fossil fuels anywhere in the community to heat homes or
water, cook food, or dry clothes.
Located about two hours outside of New York City in the Catskill Mountains, the
Catskill Project doesn’t have any natural gas or other fossil fuel hookups.
Instead, heating and appliances all run on electricity. Power is supplied by
on-site solar panels or through a subscription to a community solar farm, and
each home is built using passive house standards that reduce the energy needed
to heat and cool it.
The requirements mean the Catskill Project has a head start in the race to
reduce climate-warming pollution from existing buildings and new construction,
which account for about 37% of global warming emissions, according to the U.N.
Environment Programme. New York will require most new construction to be
all-electric starting in 2026.
“There’s no reason to be building houses that are going to contribute further
to the climate issue,” says Catskill Project co-founder – and first resident –
Greg Hale.
Yale Climate Connections spoke with Hale to learn more about the project."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
