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Education Session to Highlight Advance of Zero Energy Home

Four builders will discuss their experiences designing and building zero energy homes at an educational session at the International Builders’ Show on Monday, Jan. 19, from 3:30-5:00 p.m.

A Zero Energy Home (ZEH) combines state-of-the-art construction and appliances with commercially available renewable energy systems to produce as much energy as they consume annually.

The homes that will be discussed were part of a national demonstration program funded by the U.S. Department of Energy through the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The program’s goal is to introduce the Zero Energy Home concept into the single-family, new home construction industry.

Presenters are: Robb Aldrich of Steven Winter Associates, headquartered in Norwalk, CT; Robert Hammon of ConSol, headquartered in Stockton, CA; Jeff Jacobs of Centex Homes, located in Concord, CA; and John Wesley Miller of The John Wesley Miller Companies, headquartered in Tucson. David Garman, assistant secretary for energy efficiency and renewable energy, U.S. Department of Energy, will moderate the discussion.

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Resulting from the ZEH initiative, zero energy homes have achieved national attention in the media and among consumers. The concept has been covered in The Christian Science Monitor, Newsday, Builder magazine, Kitchen and Bath Design magazine, Home Energy magazine, Lighting Dimensions magazine, and ECOSTRUCTURE magazine, among others. The Tucson ZEH sold in less than one month.

The NAHB Research Center is looking for participants to build ZEH demonstration projects across the country. Eventually, entire ZEH neighborhoods will be built

Companies that construct more than 100 homes per year, and manufacturers, utilities, lenders, Realtors®, appraisers and others who are interested in participating in future ZEH projects should e-mail Jeannie Sikora at the NAHB Research Center or call her at 800-638-8556 x6289.

For more information on Zero Energy Homes, click here and click here.
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