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Online Education – Available Anytime

The following online courses and webinars provide construction and real estate professionals with the knowledge they need to effectively design, build, retrofit and market zero energy homes. While some of…

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Cost-Effective Retrofits: 7 Steps to Zero Energy

…is now. Equity via energy-efficient retrofits Everyone can benefit from cost-effective energy efficiency, AND enjoy a healthy, comfortable, durable, resilient home, irrespective of household resources or rental status. Already, BIPOC…

Launching California’s Largest Zero Energy Community

…directly from our company’s mission. In fact, zero energy homes accomplish all three aspects. Zero energy homes are healthier to live in and more affordable to operate with very low…

Birdsmouth Construction Banks on Zero Energy

…demanding and creating zero energy buildings. In addition to these homes being zero energy, they also last longer, they are more comfortable, they are healthier for the people that live…

Valuation Techniques for High Performance Buildings

…made to quantify them. Research on healthful design shows huge worker health and productivity impacts, helped by certifications like Well Building Standard or Passive House. But proving the specific dollar…

Making the Connection: Green Buildings and Transportation

…quality information, food, health care, and entertainment. In contrast, those living in rural areas with low population density tend to be older, poorer and less healthy than urban dwellers. High…

Risky Choices When Buying a Home: It’s no Game

…that are still harder for the home buyer to consider: the health risks of standard-built homes. Poor indoor air quality can exacerbate asthma symptoms or even cause a person to…

Production Builders, It’s Time to Sell Zero Energy Homes 

Production builders are uniquely positioned to identify and fulfill the needs of mass market home buyers. Most buyers assume that a new home is more comfortable, healthier, and more durable…

Time to Build and Buy Homes that Power Electric Vehicles 

…and charging EVs. This will create a path forward for zero carbon living that is lower cost and healthier than our current fossil-fuel based lifestyle. But will the projected growth…

With Electric Cars Rolling, Washington Should Now Turn to Electric Homes

…cleaner, healthier future? To where Americans spend most of their lives: the home. American homes have always been monsters of energy consumption, typically accounting for 20 percent of U.S. greenhouse…

Three Steps for Building Carbon Neutral Houses

…for 100 years or more (much longer than the eight-year average for cars), so the stakes are high for our planet and for human health. I believe there are three…

Zero Energy Project Newsletter – January 2022

…their sights on making Zero Energy and Zero Carbon homes attainable and available for everyone through comprehensive builder education and consumer engagement. Read More Redefining Healthy Homes in the Age…

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