Ohio, was built to be a net zero energy building, but it still needed to pull energy from the grid for 11 years.

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By focusing on renewable energy technologies rather than low carbon energy technologies, the net zero energy building agenda seems more like an exercise in futility than a serious challenge the risk of catastrophic climate change.

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Furthermore, the Exploratorium aspires to make the pier a net zero building, meaning it will eventually generate as much energy as it uses.

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