Just a couple of days after I wrote an article about the construction industry striving to reach Net-Zero, I found this Romanian factory that promises near-perfect Net-Zero homes today.
Biobuilds launches Zero Energy Module, the new generation of buildings that meet 2050’s sustainability requirements. Biobuilds says their module is an avant-garde Zero energy building that meets 2050’s sustainability requirements.
The Modules meet Passive House standards, integrating solar panels, which provide 1.6 to 2.2 times more electricity than the building needs. Their Passive certified houses launched early this autumn and are available for order and delivery in Romania, France, Sweden, and the UK. The available sizes start with the 204 sq ft version and up to a 1,033 sq ft variant, which can be configured as open space or living space. The Module comes ready to live in, and customers have the possibility to choose in the online configurator the interior layout, HVAC equipment, and interior and exterior finishes.
This new generation of houses can save up to 5 tons of CO2 per year, equivalent to the energy consumption required for heating/cooling a conventional house. Furthermore, it can save 200 tons of operational CO2 during the MODULE’s lifetime.
While it takes over 50 tons of CO2 to build an average house, a Biobuilds Module emits only 20 tons of CO2 during construction due to low energy consumption in the prefabrication stages. In this way, their buildings save 30 tons of embodied CO2 during construction.
The MODULE has the advantage that it can be mounted on almost any surface, can be moved to another location at any time, does not require a foundation, nor a building permit (in certain countries), can be energy independent and does not require connection to the natural gas grid.
If it truly does what it promises, maybe it’s time for the US to look into approving them here.
Gary Fleisher, Contributing Editor
