Giving Compass' Take:

• Norway is breaking climate changing boundaries with its new movement to build using climate-conscious materials. The country now has a suite of buildings that generate more energy than they use.

• How can other countries adapt Norway's efforts and create buildings that supply energy rather than using it? 

• Here's an example on how clean energy could be hampering efforts to eliminate energy poverty.

The European Union has a target of making all new buildings zero-energy by 2020, but in Norway, carbon neutrality isn’t enough.

Is it possible to not only eliminate the carbon footprint of buildings, but to also use them as a climate-crisis solution?

A consortium in Oslo made up of architects, engineers, environmentalists, and designers is creating energy-positive buildings in a country with some of the coldest and darkest winters on Earth. “If you can make it in Norway, you can make it anywhere,” says Peter Bernhard, a consultant with Asplan Viak, one of the Powerhouse alliance members.

Read the full article on Norway's climate conscious architecture by Tracey Lindeman at The Atlantic.