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Making the Connection: Green Buildings and Transportation

…designs.   Electric Vehicles While the main goal of transportation-aware green design is to reduce the need for traveling long distances in single-occupancy vehicles, it would be naive to think…

De Young Home

De Young Properties designed and built a Zero Net Energy (ZNE) home in Clovis, CA. The ZNE-design goal was set at source-energy ZNE [1] during the design stage. The source-energy…

ZeroHouse: An Affordable, Net Zero Housing Solution for Greater Toronto

…from design and materials, to systems, technologies and construction processes. Most current net-zero housing projects are designed as single family homes. In contrast, the ZeroHouse prototype is designed as the…

Planning Your Zero Energy Ready Home

…of thoughtful foresight can make any home design a zero energy ready home. It is best to plan for the zero energy features at the very start of the design…

The Mystery of Misapplied Mini-Splits

…equipment. Good manufacturers offer design tools to help with equipment selection. HVAC contractors and HVAC designers should be sure to use a manufacturer’s sizing tools every time. To be sure…

Every School Should be a Zero Energy School: Here’s How

…energy targets are provided throughout the guide and cover how to set measurable goals, hire design teams committed to that goal, use simulation throughout the design and construction process, and…

Super-Insulate the Net Zero Building Envelope

…important to insulate the walls, floors, and ceilings with the type and thickness of insulating material that fits the specific needs of each surface, and to design wall, floor, and…

Affordable Zero Energy Homes Take Creative Collaboration

…but you can feel them.”   Integrated Design Davenport praises the integrated design/build model because the functions are interdependent. In the more common situation where an architect or designer transfers…

Why Build Zero Energy Homes?

…program guides builders and designers through every step of the process. The result is an affordable, easy to design and build home with low energy needs that can be met…

Ted Clifton on Zero Energy Plans and the Future of Zero Energy Homes

…customers, such as highly efficient Vinyltek windows and doors and SIPS. JE: How many zero energy homes have you designed? TC: I lost track of how many we have designed…

Go Small, Live Well

…designers and builders who understand the trend towards smaller more energy-efficient homes. With good design and conscientious construction, you may find that a small, custom-built, zero energy house is not…

A Roadmap to Building Affordable Zero Energy Homes

…designers and builders everywhere are employing an array of design concepts, product choices, and financing approaches. These ideas are covered in detail on the Zero Energy Project website and elsewhere…

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