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Affordable Net Zero Energy Efficient Home in Connecticut.
Affordable Net Zero Energy Efficient Home in Connecticut.



Image not paying any electric, oil or gas bills while living in your home. Well this Connecticut Net Zero Home has just done that and actually gets a check back from the electric company every year on top of it.
A Net Zero Home is a home that produces as much energy or sometimes more than it needs to operate. It achieves this by:
Building a very insulated and air tight envelope which lowers the use of heating and cooling. Orientation of the home is very important to gain the benefit of passive solar in the winter and shading along with wind to cool in the summer. Installing better windows and doors. Producing its own energy by such technologies as solar and wind. Using Energy Star appliances and fixtures. Advance framing technique You can incorporate these same techniques to build and energy efficient home that uses 50% to 90% less energy than an average new home as well.
In the Keithan Net Zero Energy Home in Killingworth, Ct. the addition construction cost to build this home was around 3 to 6% with a payback period in about 8 years. The ... more

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