'Custom ZNE Homes'

Solar Harvest | Award-Winning Zero Net Energy (ZNE) Home

Solar Harvest | Award-Winning Zero Net Energy (ZNE) Home

We built Solar Harvest, our award-winning flagship home, in 2005 to prove that sustainable, high-performance construction is not only possible but the most viable way to future-proof your home against rising energy costs. As a [...]

Evergreen HERS (-3) Zero Net Energy Home

Evergreen HERS (-3) Zero Net Energy Home

This exquisitely-crafted zero net energy home, recently verified a HERS (-3), is located in the foothills just west of Denver, Colorado.  It is designed in a traditional southwest adobe style, but hidden within natural finishes and sustainably-harvested log forms the home [...]

Indian Hills Zero Net Energy Home

Indian Hills Zero Net Energy Home

This Indian Hills Zero Energy Home proves that zero energy does not have to mean zero style.  From the home’s beautiful architecture with complex roof lines, intricate interior woodwork and high-end custom finishes it is difficult to see that the home is solar-powered; but [...]

Broomfield Zero Net Energy Home

Broomfield Zero Net Energy Home

Oriented to capture the western views of the magnificent Front Range, this Broomfield zero net energy home presented an interesting challenge to our designers on how to achieve a zero net energy goal with limited “free” energy in the form of passive solar gain.

As a result, the home is being outfitted with a 10-kW photovoltaic [...]