Building & Powering an Award-Winning Net Zero Energy Home

Can a home be beautiful, powered entirely by solar energy, use sustainable heating and cooling systems and save it’s owners roughly $3,500 a year? Why, yes it can. Just ask Joanne Coons, who built her award winning, single-family, Net Zero Energy Home in 2010. Sustainable Woman Joanne talks Net Zero standards, efficient appliances and goods, her […]

September 27th, 2016|Categories: Building Science, Geothermal and Solar Design and Installation Tips, Geothermal Heat Pumps, Green Building, Solar, Solar Design & Installation, Solar Plus Storage, Sustainable Building, Zero Net Energy Buildings|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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How to Build a 75% Net Zero Community

What does it take to build a 75% net zero community and the “largest Emerald-rated community” in the world? Tabitha Crawford explains how her team combined solar, HVAC, and sustainable building practices to build 250 net zero homes while keeping construction costs at a 3% premium.

Q: Tell us about your Emerald-rated Community:
Our community is a 250 new […]

June 6th, 2016|Categories: Green Building, Solar, Technology & Engineering, Zero Net Energy Buildings|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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