Net Zero Energy Home: Exteriors

Design Build LLC has completed design development drawings for an innovative Net Zero Energy home built to Passive Energy standards.

Solar Study

The home includes

  • A green wall with integrated controlled evaporative cooling providing decorative plantings as well as cultivated vegetables

  • Solar Panels provide 35 kW of solar capacity.

  • Solar roof frames with wind turbine walls.

  • Independently tested building envelope and HERS rating

  • super insulation and sealing,

  • energy recovery ventilation systems,

  • high-efficiency wood-burning fireplaces linked to central heat systems

  • Sunscreens at the south facade provide seasonal shading and reflected light to the interior

  • Energy recovery shower drains preheat shower water

  • Stormwater capture for gray water.