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 March 2011 - Vol 6, Issue 01 
 

Featured Design Project


 New England Farmhouse  |  Concord, MA
Concord Green Home

Concord Green Home 2

Photographer Eric Roth recently captured ZeroEnergy Design's New England Farmhouse with exceptional skill. More of his photographs are available on the ZED website.

 

Also, This New House, a national television show on the DIY Network, filmed a story segment at the same home. Stay tuned for future dates & times when the segment will air.

Interior design and staging for the project by Kauffman Tharp Design, with additional design and panelization by Connor Homes, and construction by Aedi Construction. 

 

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Google Powermeter


Powermeter

Google Powermeter provides the ability to monitor your energy usage online via their free energy monitoring tool. Expanding partnerships with hardware makers has created a growing number of devices to complement Google's offering. Read more about getting Google Powermeter software, their current utility partners, and available devices in the link below.
 
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Congratulations

 

ZeroEnergy Design would like to congratulate our clients and trade partners on a series of exceptional accomplishments:


Folio Silver Eddie
Bruce Irving (of This Old House fame), a renovation consultant and Realtor, received a Folio Silver 'Eddie' award in the country's largest magazine competition for his article about ZED's Truro Residence.
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Best of Boston Home 2011 from Boston magazine: 

 

Boston Green Building, a ZED trade partner and client, received Best Green Contractor .

Best of BostonMore:

BGB Website

 

S+H Construction, a ZED trade partner, received Best Transitional Contractor.

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S+H Press Release

 

FD Sterritt Lumber, a ZED trade partner, received Best Green Lumber Company.

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FD Website 

 

Project of the Year

 

 

Post Green, a ZED client, won Project of the Year at the USGBC LEED for Homes Awards for the 100k House.

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GreenSource Magazine

 

 

 

Home of the Year

The Green Company, a ZED client, won the Platinum Award of Home of the Year at the Best of America Living Awards for the Fresco neighborhood at The PineHills.

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PineHills Press Release



Recent Press for ZeroEnergy Design

  
Fine Homebuilding_PH     

Fine Homebuilding  

The publication's "Editor's Notepad" discusses a recent site visit to ZED's Passive House in Little Compton, RI.
 

 

 

 

150 Best Eco House Ideas Cover 

 

150 Best Eco-House Ideas

This new book from Harper Collins Publishers features multi-page spreads on both ZED's English Residence and Truro Residence, located on Cape Cod, MA. Pick up your copy!





 

Urban Land Institute   
Urban Land InstituteULI's new online publication Urban Land Interviews ZED's Jordan Goldman to discuss the growing mass appeal and demand for zero energy homes. Full article available to paid subscribers.



Article Headline

Good guide:
http://www.goodguide.com/

Tax credit renewed and retroactive
http://www.dsireusa.org/incentives/incentive.cfm?Incentive_Code=US41F&re=1&ee=1

Bullitt update

50% reductions for certain commercial buildings

Working groups drafts coming in

Chu-Schnell?
Marcello?

news

http://architecture2030.org/enews/news_110110.html

 

New codes

http://www.thirtypercentsolution.org/modules/news/article.php?storyid=34

 

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