Yesterday's Business section of The New York Times looked at Boulder, Colorado resident Eric Doub who is the owner of Ecofutures Building. The company specializes in design-build projects that implement energy-efficient systems into new construction and existing buildings. The story focuses on his personal home that acts as a show home for his company. The home is energy neutral (net-zero energy) — producing more energy than it uses...
Sweet! I toured this home a few years ago and it really is AWESOME. Not only is there home energy neutral, given some nifty design features they use ZERO energy to heat and cool their home year round. We visited on a 80 day and the house was pleasantly cool and even cold in the basement. Eric and his wife have also adopted several kids and are all around likable folk. His eldest son was baking cookies in a solar oven the day we toured. It was fantastic listening to a 10 year old (?) explain the mechanics behind photovoltics.
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