Want to get educated about zero net energy (ZNE) and high-performance home design & construction? Check out the great articles below.
7 steps to a zero net energy home
By ToolBase Services
Appraisals of zero net energy homes
By Eric Doub, Ecofutures
A growing market for high-performance homes
Published by Homebuilder Magazine
Better-built houses can cut power bill
Published by Investor’s Business Daily and covers the benefits of green building from an investor’s point of view
Can BIG be green?
By Eric Doub, Ecofutures
Energy independence for 7% more?
Published by HGTV Pro using our own Solar Harvest as a model for this argument
The new local power plant just might be your house
An interview with Ecofutures’ very own Eric Doub discussing projections for distributed residential and commercial power generation stations – also known as the buildings we live in!
What to look for in a new home
Excellent guide published by the City of Ft. Collins, Colorado for buying energy efficient, green, healthy homes.
Other Relevant Articles
What Every Westerner Should Know About Energy Efficiency and Conservation
Written by the University of Colorado’s Center of the American West and Boulder conservation group Southwest Energy Efficiency Project, the report relates to readers through humor and wit, while presenting the dire need for energy efficiency, a very serious subject.
7 Sins of Greenwashing
A report by TerraChoice outlining Environmental Claims in Consumer Markets in North America; April 2009
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