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Featured Mechanical Design & Energy Consulting Project
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Newton Residence | Newton, Massachusetts
This primary residence incorporates the comfort of radiant floors and air conditioning, together with constant fresh air supplied by a heat recovery ventilator, electricity from a grid tied photovoltaic system, and domestic hot water from a flat plate solar hot water system.
The Energy Star certified home achieved the challenging Massachusetts Tier III and a HERS 24. ZED provided energy modeling, cost analysis, building science consulting, and mechanical design for the residence.
More | Project Summary
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Design New England Cover
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 Cover Story!
ZED's Concord Green Home project garnered the cover of Design New England magazine!
Article by Bruce Irving.
Special thanks to team members:
- Kauffman Tharp Design
- Aedi Construction
- Connor Homes
- Eric Roth
More | Full Article
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Passive House Brochure Available
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 Passive House Brochure
Now Available
The International Passive House Association has assembled a high quality brochure illuminating some of the advantages of building to the Passive House Standard. The downloadable document is free of charge.
More | Brochure Download
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SAVE Act
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Bill Proposed to Value Energy Costs in Appraisals and Mortgages
Under the SAVE (Sensible Accounting to Value Energy) Act, estimated energy-consumption expenses for a house would be included as a mandatory new underwriting factor.
Benefits include:
- Consistent accounting for energy efficiency in appraisals, enabling builders and homeowners to invest in energy-saving features
- Acceleration of the supply and demand for energy-efficient new homes
More | LA Times Article
More | IMT Fact Sheet
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Be Healthy Boston
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Presentation
ZED's Stephanie Horowitz will be presenting "Green Homes: New Construction, Renovations, and the Path to Energy Savings" together with Nicole Goldman of 'g' Green Design Center.
Date | Sunday January 29
Location | Weston Boston Waterfront
More | Session Overview
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Playhouse Winners
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ZeroEnergy Design, Cape Associates, Shepley Wood Products, and the Housing Assistance Corporation of Cape Cod are pleased to announce the Murphy Family as winners of the 'Green esCAPE' kids playhouse.
Designed as part of a larger fundraising effort for the Housing Assistance Corporation, this lucky family purchased two playhouse raffle tickets. Those tickets not only won the playhouse, but also helped to raise over $50,000 for Cape Cod Kids who receive services through emergency shelters and housing programs.
Photographer Roe Osborn documented the project in detail.
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