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Resources for Builders and Designers

The technology involved in building and designing a cost-effective zero energy home is well established. The resources below provide the basic information needed for a successful zero home project. And…

Select Energy Efficient Lighting in Zero Energy Home Design

Before considering artificial lighting, all energy efficient home designs – zero energy or otherwise – should make the most of natural lighting opportunities. After natural lighting has been optimized, identify…

Heat Water Wisely When Designing and Building Sustainable Homes

…energy home, builders, and designers should look at the type and location of the water heating system they install as well as strategies for minimizing the use of hot water…

Green Hammer: A Zero Energy Building Pioneer

…our Unified Design Build process to create healthy and inspiring buildings for life.   JE: How many zero energy homes have you designed and/or built? SA: Green Hammer has designed…

Warmer Climate Construction and Design Considerations

It’s generally accepted that homes use more energy in climates that require more heating than cooling. Wisconsin is a good example of a heating-dominated climate, while Florida is clearly cooling…

Using Energy Modeling to Get to Zero

A computerized energy model is an essential element of building design for high-performance homes, because it allows the designer to predict the energy performance of a building based on specific…

Achieve Comfort and Reliable Performance with Cold-Climate Heat Pumps

…Design values should not include extreme values such as those that might occur during events like 2018’s polar vortex. Don’t overshoot design temperatures when doing a Manual J® load calculation…

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…

Four Steps to Zero Carbon Buildings

…for construction while providing the same benefit. Assess the Embodied Carbon in your Building Design The important third step in the design process is to conduct a carbon Life Cycle…

Birdsmouth Construction Banks on Zero Energy

…zero energy homes so they are affordable? It starts at design. Not just schematic design, but even before one lays a pencil to paper. If one’s goal is zero energy…

Low-Cost, High-Value Opportunities to Reduce Embodied Carbon in Buildings

…we can achieve these reductions by specifying and substituting material alternatives with lower embodied carbon during the design and specification process. Far greater reductions are possible through a whole-building design…

Launching California’s Largest Zero Energy Community

…the environment, and inspire others to do the same. ZEP: How many zero energy homes have you designed and/or built? BD: De Young Properties has designed and built two zero…

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