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Housing Developers Thinking Big about Zero Energy
…the movement, they identify their projects as positive energy homes. Greenhill Contracting offers four zero energy neighborhoods in New York in ranging from affordable to luxury. Their work shows how…

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…

Zero Energy Builder Profile: Anthony Aebi of Greenhill Contracting Inc.
…certified home. These affordable zero energy and zero energy ready homes are in four developments in New Paltz, Gardiner, and Esopus, New York: Green Acres, the Preserve at Mountain Vista,…

Budget Cuts Hurt Businesses, Workers, Rural Residents, and Low-income Families
…to the Department of Housing and Urban Development would hit energy-efficient affordable housing hard and increase cost burdens of families already struggling to make ends meet. The budget would end…

Clean Energy is Driving Job Growth Across the Economy
…fossil fuels are prioritized and put first at every stage of our ongoing transition to an economy powered more fully by clean energy. It also means affordable and equitable access…

Builder Profile: Solaire Homebuilders
…very efficiently, and are affordable to the average consumer. Solaire has been focused on efficiency since its inception in 1995. Back then, they started by orienting a building to capture…

Retrofit for Energy Efficiency
…comfort and safety of the home, and increase resale value. And with the incentives currently available through utilities and state governments, energy efficiency measures are more affordable than ever. Because…

Builder Blends Zero Energy with Montana Style
…and tight joinery. Barta’s projects range from small and affordable homes to grand, Montana-style, timber and stone lodges. Several of the latter have been collaborations with Lewistown-based architect, Jeff Shelden…

States Take the Lead in Climate Action
…the efforts of state agencies. Special attention will be given to affordable housing by developing a ten-year plan to capture “maximum savings” from the state’s stock of existing multifamily housing…

The Zero Net Energy Primer: A Guide to the Future of Home Design
…this guide includes numerous photos of built projects in California that are operating at or near zero net energy. They range from multifamily affordable housing complexes and modest workforce cottages…

Imery Homes – A Systematic Approach to Zero Energy Home Construction
When building a high-performance home, it is important to have a systematic approach, and for that it’s important to have a close relationship with a building science specialist. At Imery…

Sell Zero Homes by Changing RISK Behaviors
…presented with a choice between a $325,000 passive house or zero energy home and a $300,000 conventional house, the prospect usually sees the conventional house as the more affordable option….
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