431B. Chasing Net Zero - It's here! Entire Communities of Affordable Net Zero Homes

About this episode

This episode discusses the emergence of affordable Net Zero homes and features an interview with Sonja Winkelmann about the progress in the Net Zero housing sector.

Net Zero homes are becoming a reality, with entire communities popping up and being surprisingly affordable. One builder even calls them “Net Zero for Zero Extra Dollars!”In part 2 of our Chasing Net Zero series preview, we’re chatting with Sonja Winkelmann from the CHBA Net Zero Home Labelling program to see how much progress we’ve made toward net zero in such a short time.In this episode, we’re excited to introduce the first three builders we’ll be visiting in the Chasing Net Zero series! We’re on a mission to find the best builders of Net Zero homes in Canada. 🟢 YOUTUBE: Chasing Net Zero Series https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLBLbJXjojqZ-c_voZoMqSbQqlqP7Oel7&si=69Gw-jDvGzXi6RR7 ✅ BLOG: GreenEnergyFutures.ca ✅ CHBA Net Zero: chba.ca/net-zero ✅ PODCAST - https://open.spotify.com/show/1IFLWH0wmCBwpEF7BQv7FA?si=7b384d7e63c0493c 💙BLUE SKY - https://bsky.app/profile/greenenergyfutures.bsky.social ▶️ LINKEDIN - https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-dodge-01325128/ ▶️ FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/greenenergyfutures ▶️ YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/greenenergyfuture/ ▶️ INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/greenenergyfutures/?hl=en

People in this episode

Host: David Dodge

Guest: Sonja Winkelmann

Topics covered

• Net Zero homes
• affordable housing
• sustainable building
• community development
• green technology

Keywords

• Net Zero homes
• affordable housing
• sustainable building
• CHBA
• green energy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CHBA Net Zero Home Labelling program, Green Energy Futures, CHBA, Spotify, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn

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