One shouldn’t think in terms of the Passive House versus the Net Zero house. Passive House defines an approach to construction and an energy certification standard. Net Zero is simply another name for buildings whose net annual energy use from fossil sources is zero or less.

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You really only have to look around and all throughout Mount Pleasant you are surrounded by signs of rooftop solar

If you are an avid gardener like I am on my postage size yard here in DC and your soil is better for building bricks than it is for growing veggies than we are all on the same page here.