/channels/news_feeds/all/term/team%20montreal/rss en /channels/channels/news/mcgill-concordia-team-create-net-zero-energy-home-269911 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Imagine a household that produces as much if not more electricity than it consumes. Now imagine that home in Montreal — harsh winters and all. That’s what a group of students and staff from Concordia and Ã山ǿ¼é universities is working toward. Students from undergraduate to PhD levels are teaming up to build what is called a “net zero energyâ€� home. Then next year, the residence will be transported to China, where it will go up against other solar-powered housing models from around the world in a competition called a solar decathlon.<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">30 </span><span class="month">August </span><span class="year">2017</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 30 Aug 2017 13:53:56 +0000 webfull 130642 at /channels