Most people envision their dream home as a spacious home with character, charm, and plenty of room for a couple of kids to roam freely. A home with a wraparound porch with an attached swing to watch a golden retriever playing on the front lawn. A home with a white picket fence leading straight to the heart of the house that’s lined with multicolored pansies. Not to mention rooms for every occasion filled with useless objects, like a massive dining room used only for huge Thanksgiving feasts featuring a twelve piece china set. For the remainder of the year, its occupation becomes collecting piles of dust for a living. In America, the belief is that “bigger is better”, but why is this suddenly being challenged? Recent generations have discovered
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The challenges according to the National Institute for environmental studies include complex performance metrics, high startup costs, the lack of training for the technology, and a lack of incentives for those who choose energy saving residences or products. United Nations Environment Programme suggested that building codes and appliance standards are the best ways to increase energy efficiency. On the other hand, professor Murakami puts the emphasis on policies and influencing society. Murakami concluded by setting multiple regulations to set emissions quotas per households and per building it would be beneficial for Japan as a whole. A popular and effective practice in Japan is the “name and shame” system to publicize failure which Murakami is a big supporter of. Japan’s newest tactive is the zero energy bill. They’ve even created communities of houses that can generate around 2,508 MWh of electricity a year which show cases the zero energy bill concept. Since the community produced more energy than it consumed the extra energy created is recycled back into the city wherever needed. Japan relies on renewable resources such as solar power and wind turbines to use less energy for lighting, heating, and cooling their homes. As a result of WWll supplies became limited, therefore electric appliance makers made devices powered by the resources provided such as solar energy. Another example of the governments’ and private companies’ participation in the betterment of Japan is the creation of the “Ene-Farm”. The ene-farm is a fuel cell unit and a hot water storage unit combined. They were developed by gas companies and home appliance manufacturers in an effort to create an energy efficient community. This unique invention generates power by naturally allowing hydrogen to react
The challenges according to the National Institute for environmental studies include complex performance metrics, high startup costs, the lack of training for the technology, and a lack of incentives for those who choose energy saving residences or products. United Nations Environment Programme suggested that building codes and appliance standards are the best ways to increase energy efficiency. On the other hand, professor Murakami puts the emphasis on policies and influencing society. Murakami concluded by setting multiple regulations to set emissions quotas per households and per building it would be beneficial for Japan as a whole. A popular and effective practice in Japan is the “name and shame” system to publicize failure which Murakami is a big supporter of. Japan’s newest tactive is the zero energy bill. They’ve even created communities of houses that can generate around 2,508 MWh of electricity a year which show cases the zero energy bill concept. Since the community produced more energy than it consumed the extra energy created is recycled back into the city wherever needed. Japan relies on renewable resources such as solar power and wind turbines to use less energy for lighting, heating, and cooling their homes. As a result of WWll supplies became limited, therefore electric appliance makers made devices powered by the resources provided such as solar energy. Another example of the governments’ and private companies’ participation in the betterment of Japan is the creation of the “Ene-Farm”. The ene-farm is a fuel cell unit and a hot water storage unit combined. They were developed by gas companies and home appliance manufacturers in an effort to create an energy efficient community. This unique invention generates power by naturally allowing hydrogen to react