apartment therapy changing the world, one room at a time


Posts tagged “zero net energy”

Chicago’s First LEED Platinum & Zero Net Energy Home

We’re in lurve with this house: it's gorgeous, modern and super innovative. Slated to be one of Chicago’s first LEED platinum homes and run the city's first residential grey water system, the ho...

America's First Zero-Impact Living Building
Fast Company July/August 2009

The Omega Center for Sustainable Living is a $3.2 million "living building" in Rhinebeck, New York, the first of its kind to have no detrimental environmental effects. The main component of the des...

California's Goal: Zero-Net-Energy Homes by 2020

On Thursday, California took a big step towards energy independence. A new policy means that windmills and solar panels are going to be a much more common sight in California......

Solar Harvest: A Green Showhouse
The New York Times 3.26.08

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 imple...

The Library: Fine Homebuilding's Energy-Smart Homes

If you buy one magazine this year, it should be The Best of Fine Homebuilding: Energy-Smart Homes. At $8.99, it's a bit steep, but it's a collection of the best articles from a year of Fine Homebuild...