San Francisco's first passive apartment building using a microgrid has attracted much attention

Recently, the first comprehensive passive apartment building in San Francisco, USA, has attracted more and more attention
.
Amazingly, this ultra-energy-efficient 6-storey building not only uses a sealed envelope to reduce energy loss, it also generates and stores abundant electrical energy, forming its own microgrid to act on the power facilities
in the apartments.
The building was certified as the first zero-energy passive apartment building in California and the first home
in the state to use a microgrid.

The apartment building is believed to have a microgrid because it is indeed separate from San Francisco's main citywide grid, is completely self-sufficient in electricity, and stores its own electricity
in batteries.
This means that even if the city's grid fails, the building can still be self-powered
.
Proponents of green building technology and resilient design are thrilled to see this groundbreaking project being built in the Church District in San Francisco's northeast corner, and hope it will inspire future innovation
in the field of architectural design.
Construction has only recently begun and is expected to be completed
in the spring of 2016.