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Yesterday I received the final report from Zero Energy Design with the results of their energy modeling. We put out a joint press release this morning but I thought I would include a bit more detail along with some of the pretty charts that ZED made here on the blog.
Overview
ZED provided charts and analysis on […]

I thought I’d take a close look at these insulating window shades today that Zero Energy Design is referencing in their energy model. There are a lot of cellular shades that are made up of one, two or three layers of honeycomb fabric with air in between the cells that makes the shade act as […]

Yesterday I had our second conference call with Zero Energy Design who is performing energy modeling analysis on the 100K House. Yes, they changed their name since our last meeting. They provided a list of suggested energy improvements to the home with accompanying savings that would be realized over a code built home per year. […]

Last week I was getting nervous about our ability to incorporate all of the energy efficient features of the home in the most cost effective manner possible. I have also been pouring over other case study’s that contain very nice energy modeling data that I craved on our homes. I finally bit the bullet and […]

Over the Christmas break I went on what I am now referring to as my “Zero Energy Design Binge.” I started thinking about the through wall air conditioner we are considering to handle the cooling demands for the home and thought it would be fantastic if there was a way to economically eliminate the cooling demand altogether via passive design. This thought quickly put me into research mode and when I couldn’t find anything in stock at my local Borders or B&N, I found an 800 page e-book on the subject from www.ZeroEnergyDesign.com…