Author: Zero Energy Project Staff
September 25, 2024
The Best Cities for Living Without a Car
These walkable cities offer easy access to amenities, public transit, and green spaces—all without needing a vehicle. Explore them here, along with their environmental and health benefits.
Read ArticleJune 13, 2024
Finding the Best SIP Manufacturers
Focus on the quality, reputation, and reliability of a SIPs manufacturer rather than just their location. A manufacturer far away may still provide better products, service, and value compared to local options.
Read ArticleApril 26, 2024
Enercept Customized SIPs: The Easiest Way to Build Green
Enercept has been building homes with customizable SIP construction longer than almost anyone else. They embrace creative, sustainable design.
Read ArticleDecember 21, 2023
SIPs for High-Performance Enclosures: Faster, Better, and Greater Value
The construction industry is long overdue for some disruptive change. For Sam Rashkin, it’s not a matter of if SIPs will become the industry standard, it’s when.
Read ArticleAugust 18, 2023
Start with SIP Panels: Cost Savings, Efficiency, Health, Resilience
Architects and builders continue to innovate with structural insulated panels (SIPs), proving the benefits of affordable, healthier, and more resilient homes.
Read ArticleMay 16, 2023
Top Policies That Propel Passive House in North America
New York, Pennsylvania, and British Columbia shone through as centers of successful Passive House policy innovation.
Read ArticleJanuary 19, 2023
DOE Targets Air Leaks in Path to Zero Carbon
Nationwide analysis gives policymakers and business owners insight to target specific regions, housing segments, and technologies for efficiency and electrification upgrades.
Read ArticleSeptember 22, 2022
Highlighting Useful Technologies for Getting to Zero: The New Zero Energy Project Product Directory
Building materials and equipment play a key role in the efficiency and affordability of zero energy buildings. This is why we’re proud to introduce the Zero Energy Project Product Directory to help builders identify appropriate products and to stimulate the supply chain to provide products that will draw the building sector toward greater energy efficiency.
Read ArticleAugust 3, 2022
EEBA Launches Free Online Database of Sustainable Building Products for Your Home
The Energy & Environmental Building Alliance (EEBA) and ecomedes have compiled a trove of eco-friendly building products for your home: the EEBA & ecomedes sustainable building products database. This free online tool is designed to help you find the green materials you need in a snap. Users can select products by sustainability attributes, labels, and […]
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