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Canada Launches Net-Zero Project
Builders in four provinces independently search for the best route to affordable net-zero construction and come up with surprisingly similar answers
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Large Connecticut Home is ‘Zero-Energy-Ready’
Builder Mark Nuzzolo of Brookside Development has energy savings all sewn up at his new development, Singer Village in Derby, Connecticut. The high-performance homes are located on land surrounding the…
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Minnesota Students Win ‘Race to Zero’ Title
Now in its second year, the design competition attracted teams from 33 U.S. and Canadian universities
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Net-Zero Homes Show Signs of Convergent Evolution
Double-stud walls insulated with cellulose, triple-glazed windows, and ductless minisplits
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Denver Developer Focuses on Zero-Energy Homes
A Denver-area developer, New Town Builders, is aiming to make all of its new homes zero-energy-ready by the end of 2015. “Our goal is to be 100% U.S. Department of…
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Modern Dream Home is Energy-Positive
A Seattle couple spent two years searching for their dream home before deciding to build a new custom home. They turned to zero-energy-home builder Ted Clifton, Jr., who built them…
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New California Home Meets the Passivhaus Standard
This energy-efficient house in San Jose, California, not only produces enough solar electricity to meet its annual energy needs, it also complies with the stringent Passivhaus standard. The design-build team…
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An Affordable Zero-Energy House in Massachusetts
The shape is compact, the windows are few, and the thermal envelope is extremely tight
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A Canadian Editor Questions Passivhaus Dogma
In a recent editorial, Richard Kadulski expressed reservations about the Passivhaus standard
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Government Test House Hits Net-Zero Target
The experimental house in a Maryland suburb produced a surplus of electricity in a year-long test
