ZNE Content / ZNE Content for Â鶹´«Ã½ en Honda Smart Home at Â鶹´«Ã½ West Village Offers Vision For Zero Carbon Living /news/honda-smart-home-uc-davis-west-village-offers-vision-zero-carbon-living <p>Honda and the University of California, Davis, today marked the opening of Honda Smart Home US, showcasing technologies that enable zero net energy living and transportation. The home in Â鶹´«Ã½ West Village is capable of producing more energy on-site from renewable sources than it consumes annually, including enough energy to power a Honda Fit EV for daily commuting.</p> March 25, 2014 - 12:00am IET WebDev /news/honda-smart-home-uc-davis-west-village-offers-vision-zero-carbon-living A Year Later: Progress at Â鶹´«Ã½ West Village /news/year-later-progress-uc-davis-west-village <p>Since officially opening in October 2011, Â鶹´«Ã½ West Village continues to grow both physically and academically, as a community and energy research hub for students, staff and faculty residents to live and learn.</p> <h3>Zero net energy</h3> <p>Nearly a year since the first solar panels were installed at Â鶹´«Ã½ West Village in March 2012, the nation’s largest planned zero net energy community appears to be on track to meet its goal of producing as much energy as it consumes.</p> February 01, 2013 - 12:00am IET WebDev /news/year-later-progress-uc-davis-west-village