In April 2007, Solar Harvest was outfitted with advanced data monitoring equipment, including Watt Nodes by Continental Controls Systems, to monitor the home’s energy and comfort systems. During the summer to follow, as we refined the equipment settings, Solar … Read more
This article in World Watch by Erica Gies, a freelance environment reporter from San Francisco, explores the growing Green Building industry – with photos provided by Ecofutures building! The article examines the increasing popularity of green building as a result … Read more
Ok, we admit, it’s not the news-worthy headline, but Energy Design Update thought it was news enough for their News Briefs section of the May, 2008 issue! Click here to read the short brief and read on for our corrections:
The reasons … Read more
Set out to build “the greenest home in the country” a Boulder couple contracted with Ecofutures in late 2008 to design a zero net energy home for their family. Ecofutures worked closely with the clients and Boulder architect, Kyle Callahan… Read more
A recent survey of homebuyers in the Denver area confirms what many builders have come to know is true: efficient homes are selling – fast. A whopping 63% of homebuyers stated that they were looking to buy low- to zero-energy … Read more
Final REGREEN Guidelines were published just in time for the Interiors08 Conference in New Orleans. Over the last several months, Ecofutures founder, Eric Doub, has been collaborating with interior designers from across the country to create an all-encompassing guide to green … Read more
One of Ecofutures’ projects, a South Boulder deep energy retrofit is prominently featured among the case studies of exemplary green homes. View case study
From the folks at BuildingGreen and the publishers of Fine Homebuilding comes the Green Building Advisory … Read more
Greetings! All of us here at Ecofutures want to wish you and your families a very safe and happy holiday season.
Welcome to Ecofutures Building’s first installment of the “To Net-Zero Energy and Beyond” newsletter!
We created this newsletter to … Read more
Eric Doub and other presenters discuss local successes, challenges, and trends of redefining community with green development at the 2007 CU-Bioneers Conference in Boulder, Colorado.
Topics he’ll cover include:
“It’s scandalous,” remarks Eric Doub about the city’s uncompromising stance on small-scale renewable energy generation stations installed on homes such as PV arrays and solar hot water panels. Despite city-wide initiatives to reduce climate change, the city continues to uphold … Read more
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(Boulder, CO 7/26/2007)
Now in their second summer living in Solar Harvest, Eric Doub and his family continue to appreciate the value of a well-insulated, finely “tuned” home for year-round comfort, with zero annual energy bills. During … Read more
In a beautifully illustrated article by Sandra Graham, with photographs by Phil Mumford, Eric Doub and two Ecofutures’ clients were interviewed to discuss the benefits to remodeling green. The article featured Joan Gregerson, who is converting her existing Longmont home … Read more
In a unique feature on the benefits of green building from an investor’s point of view, Brad Kelly of Investor’s Business Daily features several national builders including Ecofutures to discuss the ongoing trend. Quite simply put, building green makes “cents.”… Read more
Most homeowners ask immediately, “How much per square foot?” when evaluating the value of a home. This method of home assessment, however, can obscure the true value of the home. home that achieve a low per square foot cost do … Read more
“There are hundreds of building codes that cost more to follow than the easiest way of doing things. We cannot afford not to afford these measures,” remarked Eric at the close of a hearing on improving sustainability measures in Boulder’s … Read more
This weekend’s warm temperatures and sunny days marked the onset of what many Boulder residents referred to as “the big melt” – as Boulder began to emerge from a blanket of snow that lingered for over 50 days. As residents … Read more
Solar Harvest finished its first year as a net electricity producer! A check written by Xcel Energy to Eric Doub and his family confirms the home’s success as a net-zero-annual cost home: Solar Harvest provided more energy to the grid than … Read more
Marking the one-year anniversary of moving into Solar Harvest, Eric discusses experiences from the first year and proposes new directions for zero net energy homes.… Read more
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Boulder Home Pushes for Zero in the Nov/Dec 2006 issue of Home Energy Magazine Online discusses general specifications and performance of Solar Harvest after its first year. To date, … Read more
In a beautiful six-page color spread, author Carol Driscoll of Smart Homeowner magazine explores the multifaceted elements of Solar Harvest including design concepts, builder philosophies, national home energy trends and how Solar Harvest contributes to the green building movement.
Eric Doub writes a letter to the editor of Home Energy a year after his tank was featured in the “Industry News” section reporting progress made and reflections on the art of big tank design.… Read more
(Boulder, CO 9/7/2006)
Since construction was completed in November, 2005, on Solar Harvest, the City of Boulder’s first net-zero energy home, Eric Doub and his family have enjoyed living in “simply the most comfortable home we ever have experienced.” The … Read more
Ecofutures was awarded the Colorado Renewable Energy Society’s 2006 Renewable Energy & Sustainable Design in Buildings Award for residential buildings. The award, presented at the Solar 2006 Conference recognizes Ecofuture’s design and innovation at Solar Harvest, was accepted by company … Read more
Pushing the Zero-Energy Boundaries explores the many design & construction attributes that cause Solar Harvest to function with net-zero energy consumption each year. Although the home uses about 2 therms of natural gas each month for the range and clothes … Read more
Solar Harvest received the first post-Amendment 37 rebate check from Xcel Energy on Wednesday, May 24, 2006. The delivery of this check marks the beginning of a movement in support of solar energy. Residents installing PV systems can expect about … Read more
Watch a Channel 4 segment of Eric receiving Xcel’s first Amendment-37 renewable energy rebate!… Read more
Fox news also covered Eric’s receipt of a $30,000+ check as part of Xcel Energy’s Amendment 37-related rebate program. Eric’s zero net energy home hosts solar panels capable of producing over 6 kilowatts of electricity. Over the course of the … Read more
The Sunday Camera featured Ecofutures flagship zero net energy home, Solar Harvest, as a model for super-efficient building in part of a series called “Chill Factor” investigating the high costs of heating. Ecofutures CEO and founder, Eric Doub, … Read more
A brief article in the January/February issue of Solar Today features Solar Harvest in its report of the record-breaking number of attendees in the 2005 American Solar Energy Society (ASES) National Tour of Solar Homes.
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