Zero Fulfills Human Needs at All Levels

…primary sales message for those at the base of the pyramid. With proper financing, buyers on the margin for mortgage eligibility can use lower monthly costs as buying power to…

           

When Rooftop Solar is Not an Option

…energy and claim its environmental benefits without actually buying that energy. For example, a wind farm earns RECs as it generates power. These RECs can be purchased separately from the…

           

How to Sell Zero Energy Homes to Americans

…opportunity….because more and more often, companies and brands are seen as the power players in sustainability.” They also found that even though Americans aren’t really changing their personal behaviors regarding…

           

Cities Leading the Way to Zero Energy

…long-term owner/occupants of new energy-efficient facilities, local institutions benefit from the positive economics of lower operation costs over time. When governments become early adopters, they use their buying power to…

           

Millennials in a Housing Crisis

…five millennials from different parts of the country how they’re preparing to find and buy a home for their future. When we asked about the greatest obstacle to home buying,…

           

We Electrified Everything – and So Can You!

…a “prepaid power purchase agreement.” Not only do we get our initial investment back in state tax credits but we also receive free solar power for 20 years, which is…

           

Mandalay Homes Offers Grid-optimized Zero Energy Homes

…Since 2012 all our homes are built to the Zero Energy Ready Home standard, so that the building and equipment can be fully powered with the addition of a renewable…

           

Community Solar: My Experience

…start paying for the clean energy it produces on our utility bill at a lower rate than the utility-provided power we were buying before (typically 5 to10% lower). So it…

           

10 Myths About Electric Cars. Are Any Of Them True?

…available for residential and commercial electrical storage. When a lithium ion battery is no longer able to power a vehicle, it still has about 80% of its power remaining. It…

           
High angle interior image: two women in bright and airy kitchen with boiling post on induction cooktop; one woman holds tongs, the other is cutting up lemons for lobster in the pot

Let Us Count the Ways We Love Induction

…cooking is better than gas: control, speed, safety, health, and the environment. Let’s also look at some things to consider when buying an induction range for your home. Induction ranges…

           

Redefining Healthy Homes in the Age of Climate Disruption

…to handle projected extremes of heat or cold. Power Outages In cases of wind events, floods, or fire events, power outages will occur. So homes built in those vulnerable areas…

           

Three Ways Energy Ratings Support Efficiency

…the buyer’s mortgage. Long-term financing means more buying power. The additional monthly loan payment can be lower than the monthly energy savings created by the improvements. The total monthly cost…