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Thanks to everyone who could make it to our webinar! For those of you who'd like to watch again (or if you didn't get a chance to see it), you can find a link to the slides, as well as the full video below!
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Healthy, sustainable, net zero homes with electric vehicle transportation are not just nice for the environment, but more economical than conventional homes, too! Follow the steps we used to create Equinox House, a net zero home constructed in 2010 to learn how you can achieve solar powered living, too.
Ben and Ty Newell wrote a 12 month article series for the ASHRAE Journal in 2010 describing the fundamentals of an economically optimized, net zero energy house. Will a south facing window pay for itself? Why does the optimal insulation thickness depend on the efficiency of the comfort conditioning system? How do appliances impact the life cycle cost of a home? Can a home’s solar PV (photovoltaic) system power an electric vehicle? Are monthly mortgage, utility, insurance, and transportation energy expenses for a solar powered home higher or lower than a conventional home?
Ty presents seven steps for designing an economically efficient, net zero home starting with the characteristics of a conventional home. Our discussion follows the impact of windows, infiltration, water heating, optimal insulation, solar energy system cost, and solar powered transportation. The most amazing result is that a net zero, solar powered home with solar powered, electric vehicle transportation has a lower a Life Cycle Cost and monthly amortization than today’s conventional home.
Build Equinox’s free-to-use ZEROs (Zero Energy Residential Optimization software) simulation model puts the power of net zero design in your hands, whether you live in Kokomo Indiana or Wuhan China. Read our 7 Steps Case Study report to get a head start, and join our webinar to learn more about net zero design and the pathway to energy independence in a healthy, sustainable home.
Register Now: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4140786477763950603
This webinar will be brought to you from Build Equinox’s 4500 square foot, net zero, solar powered business facility located in Urbana, Illinois.